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Convective instability of a plasma slab in a magnetic field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

K. Bhimsen ,
Shivamoggi ,
Mahinder  and
S. Uberoi
K. Bhimsen
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
Shivamoggi
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
Mahinder
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
S. Uberoi
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309
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Abstract

Convective instability of a plasma slab (contained between two metal walls) subject to a longitudinal external magnetic field is studied. The results show that (i) increase in the ionization rate Z causes a reduction in the stability of the plasma; (ii) the instability persists in the limit k ⇒ 0.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , December 1980 , pp. 479 - 482
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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