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Electron-acoustic and ion-ion hybrid resonance-drift instability in inhomogeneous multi-ion-species magnetoplasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Shefali S. Dash
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad-380009, India
A. S. Sharma
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad-380009, India
B. Buti
Affiliation:
Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad-380009, India

Abstract

Electron-acoustic (EA) and ion-ion-hybrid resonance (IIHR) waves, in a multi-ion-species magnetoplasma with density gradients perpendicular to the magnetic field and the direction of wave propagation are found to be drift unstable provided the inhomogeneities exceed a certain threshold. The possibility of mode conversion between the EA and the IIHR waves is examined.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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