Rigorous Fluid Model for 3D Analysis of the Diocotron Instability
Abstract
A refinement to the theory published by Finn et al. is presented here. Compression effects are taken into account by a rigorous definition of the plasma length and by modifying the expression of the velocity field. The perturbation of the plasma length is calculated exactly by a suitable Green function. Growth rates and real frequencies of the unstable m(sub theta)= 1 mode are compared with the experimental values showing a good agreement when compression effects are strong (i.e., for short traps).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 24, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADP012527
Entities
People
- A. D. Angola
- G. G. Coppa
- G. L. Delzanno
- Giovanni Lapenta
Organizations
- Los Alamos National Laboratory