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Oscillations of a Cylindrical Plasma

Journal Article · · Physical Review
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  1. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

The natural modes of oscillation of a cylindrical plasma of finite density at zero pressure in a longitudinal magnetic field are examined. When one considers frequencies well below the electron plasma and electron cyclotron frequencies, there appear in two limiting cases hydromagnetic waves, and waves whose natural frequencies are close to the ion cyclotron frequency. This cyclotron frequency resonance occurs when the wavelength of the oscillation in the z direction is short compared to the wavelength for light in vacuo corresponding to the root square sum of the ion plasma frequency and the ion cyclotron frequency.

Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Project Matterhorn
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
NSA Number:
NSA-11-004527
OSTI ID:
4355698
Report Number(s):
NYO--7314; PM-S--24
Journal Information:
Physical Review, Journal Name: Physical Review Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 106; ISSN 0031-899X
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Derivation of the Dispersion Equation for Alfvén's Magneto-Hydrodynamic Waves from Bailey's Electromagneto-Ionic Theory journal June 1951
Equations of Motion for an Ideal Plasma. journal September 1952
Some instabilities of a completely ionized plasma
  • Kruskal, Martin DAvid; Schwarzschild, Martin
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 223, Issue 1154, p. 348-360 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1954.0120
journal May 1954

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