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Steady-state solutions for the penetration of a rotating magnetic field into a plasma column

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Ieuan R. Jones  and
Waheed N. Hugrass
Ieuan R. Jones
Affiliation:
School of Physical Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, South Australia, 5042
Waheed N. Hugrass
Affiliation:
School of Physical Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia, South Australia, 5042
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Abstract

The penetration of an externally applied rotating magnetic field into a plasma cylinder is examined. Steady-state solutions of an appropriate set of magneto-fluid equations show that, provided the amplitude and rotation frequency of the field are suitably chosen, the penetration is not limited by the usual classical skin effect. The enhanced penetration of the rotating field is accompanied by the generation of a unidirectional azimuthal electron current which is totally absent in a purely resistive plasma cylinder.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 26 , Issue 3 , December 1981 , pp. 441 - 453
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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