Poloidal structure of the dissipative trapped electron drift instability

Paulett C. Liewer, Wallace M. Manheimer, W. M. Tang

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Abstract

A study of the poloidal mode structure of the dissipative trapped electron drift mode by Fourier analysis shows that when ion inertia effects are small compared with trapped electron effects, the mode balloons out in the region of trapped particles. When ion inertia effects are large, there is no ballooning and the growth rates are correspondingly smaller.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)276-280
Number of pages5
JournalPhysics of Fluids
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1976

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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