Weibel instability with nonextensive distribution

Journal Article · Tue Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2013 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4826447· OSTI ID:22218511

Qiu, Hui-Bin; Liu, Shi-Bing ^[1]

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1. Strong-field and Ultrafast Photonics Lab, Institute of Laser Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124 (China)

Weibel instability in plasma, where the ion distribution is isotropic and the electron component of the plasma possesses the anisotropic temperature distribution, is investigated based on the kinetic theory in context of nonextensive statistics mechanics. The instability growth rate is shown to be dependent on the nonextensive parameters of both electron and ion, and in the extensive limit, the result in Maxwellian distribution plasma is recovered. The instability growth rate is found to be enhanced as the nonextensive parameter of electron increases.

• OSTI ID: 22218511
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 20; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ANISOTROPY
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ELECTRONS
INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES
ION TEMPERATURE
PLASMA
PLASMA INSTABILITY
STATISTICS
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION