LOW BETA PLASMA PENETRATION ACROSS A MAGNETIC FIELD,
Abstract
Self-consistent solutions for the problem of a collisionless plasma streaming across a magnetic field whose dimensions are small compared to (r sub ce r sub ci) to the 1/2 power show that the electrons can accompany the ions across the field (over distances large compared to r sub ce) provided omega sub ce < alpha omega sub pe, where alpha < or = 1 is a function of the electron distribution function (alpha = 1 when the electron thermal velocities are neglected). This appears to explain the threshold, omega sub ce approx. = 0.9 omega sub pe, observed in recent experiments on plasma penetration across a radial magnetic field. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0667740
Entities
People
- Burton D. Fried
- Sidney Ossakow
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles