Influence of Finite ion Larmor Radius and Equilibrium Self Electric Fields on the Ion Resonance Instability,

Abstract

The influence of finite ion Larmor radius and equilibrium self-electric fields on the ion resonance instability in a nonneutral plasma column is examined, and a closed algebraic dispersion relation for the complex eigenfrequency omega is obtained. It is shown that finite ion Larmor radius effects can have a strong stabilizing influence for azimuthal mode numbers l > or = 2, particularly when the equilibrium self-electric field is sufficiently weak. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA070597

Entities

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  • Hwan-sup Uhm
  • Ronald C. Davidson

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Dispersions
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Instability
  • Ion Density
  • Ions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Forces
  • Poisson Equation
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Universities

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  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics