Hierarchy of instabilities in pulsar plasma

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5364391

Mikhailovskii, A B

The Tsytovich--Kaplan proposal that cyclotron Alfven instability represents the most important instability in pulsar plasma is reconsidered by analyzing an electron--positron plasma. In such plasma, which is currently believed to exist in pulsars, the cyclotron Alfven instability predicted for electron--ion plasma will not develop. Accordingly, the most important instability in pulsar plasma should be two-stream Cerenkov instability.

• Research Organization: Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy, Moscow
• OSTI ID: 5364391
• Journal Information: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Astron. Lett. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 5:6; ISSN SALED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GENERAL PHYSICS
ALFVEN WAVES
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