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The action of Vlasov waves on the velocity distribution in a plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

J. W. Dungey
J. W. Dungey
Affiliation:
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Aldermaston
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Abstract

A one-dimensional model with no magnetic field is considered. It is supposed that the plasma starts in thermal equilibrium and then a current is forced to grow. Instability leads to the growth of waves, which are shown to stir the distribution in phase space, but only over a limited range of velocity. It is concluded that in order to restore stability the energy in the wave must become comparable to the energy of drift.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 10 , Issue 3 , May 1961 , pp. 473 - 479
Copyright
© 1961 Cambridge University Press

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