STABILITY OF A WEAKLY IONIZED ION-ION PLASMA IMMERSED IN A STRONG ELECTRIC-FIELD

Authors
ALEKSANDROV NL OKHRIMOVSKII AM
Citation
Nl. Aleksandrov et Am. Okhrimovskii, STABILITY OF A WEAKLY IONIZED ION-ION PLASMA IMMERSED IN A STRONG ELECTRIC-FIELD, Plasma physics reports, 23(1), 1997, pp. 71-74
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Plasma physics reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063780X
Volume
23
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
71 - 74
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-780X(1997)23:1<71:SOAWII>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The stability of a weakly ionized ion-ion plasma in a strong electric field is studied theoretically. It is shown that, to a greater extent than an electron-ion plasma, a plasma consisting of positive and negat ive ions is subjected to a thermal-current instability and an instabil ity associated with the finite-time relaxation of the drift velocity o f the charged particles in an alternating electric field.