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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
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.
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