EFFECT OF COLLISIONS UPON PLASMA ION OSCILLATIONS

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1964 · Physics of Fluids (U.S.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1711231· OSTI ID:4062032

Kuckes, A F

The coupling between ion oscillations and electric currents introduced by collisional effects was studied. A growth of ion acoustic waves is found, which extrapolates to the Vlasov gas value as the collision mean free path and wavelength become comparable. The damping of ion acoustic waves is calculated from the fluid equations. For a plasma confined by a strong magnetic field, convective oscillations can be excited by an electron drift along the magnetic field lines. The growth rate and frequency of these oscillations is compared to stellarator experiments. (auth)

• Research Organization: Princeton Univ., N.J.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-18-017166
• OSTI ID: 4062032
• Report Number(s): MATT-176; 0031-9171
• Journal Information: Physics of Fluids (U.S.), Journal Name: Physics of Fluids (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 7; ISSN PFLDA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

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