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Instability of low-frequency waves in a cold plasma mixed with hot electrons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Hiromitsu Hamabata  and
Tomikazu Namikawa
Hiromitsu Hamabata
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka 558, Japan
Tomikazu Namikawa
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka 558, Japan
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Abstract

The instability of low-frequency waves in a cold plasma mixed with hot electrons is investigated using the first-order CGL equations for electrons. It is assumed that in an equilibrium state the electrons consist of two components, cold electrons and hot electrons with bi-Maxwellians. It is shown that low-frequency waves with right-hand polarization can be generated by the hot electron temperature anisotropy and the existence of cold electrons.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 33 , Issue 3 , June 1985 , pp. 437 - 441
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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