Modification of the Simon-Hoh Instability by the sheath effects in partially magnetized E × B plasmas
Abstract
Effects of dissipation on the gradient drift modes in partially magnetized E × B plasmas are studied with emphasis on the sheath effects. It is shown that the dissipation induced instabilities driven by the density gradient and E × B drifts persist in conditions where the criteria for standard Simon-Hoh instability in E × B plasmas are not satisfied.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.5044649
Entities
People
- A. I. Smolyakov
- Vincent Morin
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
- University of Saskatchewan