ON THE CONICAL REFRACTION OF HYDROMAGNETIC-WAVES IN PLASMA WITH ANISOTROPIC THERMAL PRESSURE

Authors
TSIKLAURI D
Citation
D. Tsiklauri, ON THE CONICAL REFRACTION OF HYDROMAGNETIC-WAVES IN PLASMA WITH ANISOTROPIC THERMAL PRESSURE, Physics of plasmas, 3(3), 1996, pp. 800-803
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physics of plasmas → ACNP
ISSN journal
1070664X
Volume
3
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
800 - 803
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-664X(1996)3:3<800:OTCROH>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A phenomenon analogous to the conical refraction widely known in cryst alo-optics and crystalo-acoustics is discovered for the magnetohydrody namical waves in a collisionless plasma with anisotropic thermal press ure. Angle of the conical refraction is calculated for the medium unde r study which is predicted to be 18 degrees 26'. Possible experimental corroboration of the discovered phenomenon is discussed. (C) 1996 Ame rican Institute of Physics.