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Drift instability in a positive ion–negative ion plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2013

M. ROSENBERG  and
R. L. MERLINO
M. ROSENBERG
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA (rosenber@ece.ucsd.edu)
R. L. MERLINO
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Abstract

Drift wave instability in a magnetized plasma composed of positive ions and negative ions is considered using linear kinetic theory in the local approximation. We consider the case where the mass (temperature) of the negative ions is much larger (smaller) than that of the positive ions, and where the gyroradii of the two ion species are comparable. Weak collisional effects are taken into account. Application to possible laboratory parameters is discussed.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 79 , Issue 5 , October 2013 , pp. 949 - 952
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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