A NEW LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTROSTATIC MODE IN A NONUNIFORM ELECTRON-POSITRON PLASMA

Authors
TSINTSADZE LN TSINTSADZE NL SHUKLA PK STENFLO L
Citation
Ln. Tsintsadze et al., A NEW LOW-FREQUENCY ELECTROSTATIC MODE IN A NONUNIFORM ELECTRON-POSITRON PLASMA, Astrophysics and space science, 222(1-2), 1994, pp. 259-261
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astrophysics and space science → ACNP
ISSN journal
0004640X
Volume
222
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
259 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-640X(1994)222:1-2<259:ANLEMI>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The existence of a novel low-frequency electrostatic mode, which is du e to the gravitational acceleration in a nonuniform electron-positron plasma, is pointed out. At large amplitudes, the unstable modes self-o rganize to form dipolar vortices.