Effect of an Electron Beam on the Current Convective Instability,

Abstract

We consider the possible effects of an electron beam on the current convective instability in a weakly ionized plasma, with application to the diffuse auroral-like situation. A linear instability analysis including these effects is presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 23, 1982
Accession Number
ADA117908

Entities

People

  • P. K. Chaturvedi
  • Sidney L. Ossakow

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
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  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • California
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Corporations
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electron Beams
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
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  • Security
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Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

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  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics