Nonlinear instability driven by advection of electron density in collisionless plasmas

Authors
Baver, DA Terry, PW Fernandez, E
Citation
Da. Baver et al., Nonlinear instability driven by advection of electron density in collisionless plasmas, PHYS LETT A, 267(2-3), 2000, pp. 188-193
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS LETTERS A
ISSN journal
03759601 → ACNP
Volume
267
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
188 - 193
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(20000313)267:2-3<188:NIDBAO>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The advection of electron density is shown to lead to supercritical nonline ar instability in collisionless plasmas by driving a damped linens eigenmod e to finite amplitude. A novel analysis technique yields a complete descrip tion of the nonlinear state, including the nonlinear eigenmode and energy i nput rate. (C) 2000 published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.