On neutral plasma oscillations
We examine the conditions for the existence of spectrally stable neutral modes in a Vlasov-Poisson plasma and show that for stable equilibria of systems that have unbounded spatial domain, the only possible neutral modes are those with phase velocities that correspond to stationary inflection points of the equilibrium distribution function. It is seen that these neutral modes can possess positive or negative free energy.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Institute for Fusion Studies
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG05-80ET53088
- OSTI ID:
- 10180029
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/53088-546; IFSR-546; ON: DE93040319; TRN: 93:019196
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Jun 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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