Electron temperature gradient mode instability and stationary vortices with elliptic and circular boundary conditions in non-Maxwellian plasmas

Journal Article · Tue Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 2015 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4936802· OSTI ID:22489911

Haque, Q. ^[1]; Zakir, U. ^[2]; Qamar, A. ^[2]

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1. Theoretical Physics Division, PINSTECH, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad (Pakistan)
2. Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtun Khwa 25000 (Pakistan)

Linear and nonlinear dynamics of electron temperature gradient mode along with parallel electron dynamics is investigated by considering hydrodynamic electrons and non-Maxwellian ions. It is noticed that the growth rate of η{sub e}-mode driven linear instability decreases by increasing the value of spectral index and increases by reducing the ion/electron temperature ratio along the magnetic field lines. The eigen mode dispersion relation is also found in the ballooning mode limit. Stationary solutions in the form of dipolar vortices are obtained for both circular and elliptic boundary conditions. It is shown that the dynamics of both circular and elliptic vortices changes with the inclusion of inhomogeneity and non-Maxwellian effects.

• OSTI ID: 22489911
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 22; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
BALLOONING INSTABILITY
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
DISPERSION RELATIONS
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
PLASMA
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
VORTICES