Effect of pressure anisotropy on magnetorotational instability
Journal Article
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· Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
- Russian Research Centre Kurchatov Institute, Institute of Nuclear Fusion (Russian Federation)
- Syzran Branch of Samara Technical University (Russian Federation)
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Space Research Institute (Russian Federation)
It is shown that two new instabilities of hybrid type can occur in a rotating magnetized plasma with anisotropic pressure, i.e., the rotational firehose instability and the rotational mirror instability. In the case of {beta}{sub Parallel-To} > {beta}{sub Up-Tack }, where {beta}{sub Parallel-To} and {beta}{sub Up-Tack} are the ratios of the parallel and perpendicular plasma pressure to the magnetic field pressure, the pressure anisotropy tends to suppress both new instabilities; in the case {beta}{sub Up-Tack} > {beta}{sub Parallel-To }, it leads to their strengthening. In the latter case, the perturbations considered can be unstable even if the Velikhov instability criterion is not satisfied.
- OSTI ID:
- 22028227
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 106, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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