CORRUGATION INSTABILITY OF RADIATIVE SHOCK-WAVES IN A RELATIVISTICALLY HOT PLASMA

Authors
TSINTSADZE LN CHILASHVILI MG SHUKLA PK TSINTSADZE NL
Citation
Ln. Tsintsadze et al., CORRUGATION INSTABILITY OF RADIATIVE SHOCK-WAVES IN A RELATIVISTICALLY HOT PLASMA, Physics of plasmas, 4(11), 1997, pp. 3923-3927
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physics of plasmas → ACNP
ISSN journal
1070664X
Volume
4
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3923 - 3927
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-664X(1997)4:11<3923:CIORSI>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The corrugation instability of magnetic shock waves in a relativistica lly hot plasma with photon gas has been investigated. Conditions under which spontaneous amplification of surface corrugations on the discon tinuity occurs are obtained. The corrugation instability may cause the condensation of the plasma number density, as well as the magnetic fi eld behind the shock wave. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.