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Drift-dissipative instability of the electromagnetic convection mode in a low-temperature plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Hamid Saleem  and
M. Y. Yu
Hamid Saleem
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, W-4630 Bochum, Germany
M. Y. Yu
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, W-4630 Bochum, Germany
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Abstract

The convection mode in a collisional plasma is investigated, with the inclusion of electromagnetic effects. It is shown that a dissipative instability can occur. The relationship to several well-known modes as well as applications to typical low-temperature plasmas are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , June 1992 , pp. 439 - 443
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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