Instability of a current-carrying finite-beta collisional plasma

E. Y. Choueiri

Instability of a current-carrying finite-beta collisional plasma

E. Y. Choueiri

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

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Abstract

The linear microstability of a cross-field-carrying plasma was studied using a dispersion relation that includes kinetic and finite-beta effects as well as those of electron collisions. Comparisons were made to the better-documented cases of purely electrostatic modes (β_e=0) or collisionless electrons (ν_e=0). Conclusions pertaining to the change in the fundamental character of the instability for the case of an equithermal plasma (T_i/T_e∼1) in which electron collisions are important were drawn.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	066413/1-066413/11
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	64
Issue number	6 II
State	Published - Dec 2001

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Statistics and Probability
Condensed Matter Physics

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Instability of a current-carrying finite-beta collisional plasma

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