Instability Regions for Density-Gradient-Driven Oscillations in Fully Ionized Magnetoplasmas.

Abstract

Results of numerical calculations on the behavior of the low frequency density-gradient-driven drift instability in the collision dominated regime are presented. Real and imaginary parts of the instability frequency are given as a function of the plasma parameters essential for this instability. The calculations are based on a dispersion relation derived from fluid equations applicable to the plasma slab geometry. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0754005

Entities

People

  • Gerhard Mueller
  • Richard Franklin
  • Walter Friz

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Collisions
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Dispersions
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Instability
  • Oscillation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics