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Title: On the modulational stability of magnetic structures in electron drift turbulence

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2798050· OSTI ID:21057437
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  1. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Association EURATOM-Confederation Suisse, CH-1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)

The generation of large-scale magnetic fields in magnetic electron drift mode turbulence is investigated. In particular, the mechanism of modulational instability caused by three-wave interactions is elucidated and the explicit increment is calculated. Also, a stability criterion similar to the known Lighthill criterion is found.

OSTI ID:
21057437
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 14, Issue 10; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2798050; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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