Stability analysis of cylindrical Vlasov equilibria

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5115804· OSTI ID:5115804

Short, R W

A general method of stability analysis is described which may be applied to a large class of such problems, namely those which are described dynamically by the Vlasov equation, and geometrically by cylindrical symmetry. The method is presented for the simple case of the Vlasov-Poisson (electrostatic) equations, and the results are applied to a calculation of the lower-hybrid-drift instability in a plasma with a rigid rotor distribution function. The method is extended to the full Vlasov-Maxwell (electromagnetic) equations. These results are applied to a calculation of the instability of the extraordinary electromagnetic mode in a relativistic E-layer interacting with a background plasma.

• Research Organization: Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AS02-76ET53051
• OSTI ID: 5115804
• Report Number(s): COO-2387-113
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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