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Title: Oscillating two-stream instability in a magnetized electron-positron-ion plasma

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916773· OSTI ID:22408285
 [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, U.M.B.B, Boumerdes 35000 (Algeria)
  2. Faculty of Physics, U.S.T.H.B, Algiers 16111 (Algeria)

Oscillating two-stream instability (OTSI) in a magnetized electron-ion plasma has been thoroughly studied, e.g., in ionospheric heating experiments [C. S. Liu and V. K. Tripathi, Interaction of Electromagnetic Waves With Electron Beams and Plasmas (World Scientific, 1994); V. K. Tripathi and P. V. Siva Rama Prasad, J. Plasma Phys. 41, 13 (1989); K. Ramachandran and V. K. Tripathi, IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 25, 423 (1997)]. In this paper, OTSI is investigated in a magnetized electron-positron-ion plasma. The dispersion relation of the process is established. The pump field threshold, along with the maximum growth rate of the instability is assessed using the Arecibo and HAARP parameters.

OSTI ID:
22408285
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English