2-DIMENSIONAL COHERENT STRUCTURES OF DRIFT WAVES EXHIBITING NON-BOLTZMANN RELATIONSHIPS IN TOROIDAL PLASMAS

Authors
KATOU K
Citation
K. Katou, 2-DIMENSIONAL COHERENT STRUCTURES OF DRIFT WAVES EXHIBITING NON-BOLTZMANN RELATIONSHIPS IN TOROIDAL PLASMAS, Physics of plasmas, 5(2), 1998, pp. 381-384
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physics of plasmas → ACNP
ISSN journal
1070664X
Volume
5
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
381 - 384
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-664X(1998)5:2<381:2CSODW>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The two-dimensional mode equation describing drift waves that exhibit a non-Boltzmann relationship in a toroidal plasma is derived. Three ty pes of solutions are obtained: (1) propagating cell patterns, in parti cular, triangular and hexagonal cell patterns, (2) a purely growing ha rmonic function, and (3), an isolated vortex propagating in the ion di amagnetic direction. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.