Kelvin--Helmholtz instability in systems with large effective Larmor radius
Journal Article
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· Physics of Fluids B; (USA)
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (US)
The Kelvin--Helmholtz instability is examined for magnetized plasmas where the effective ion Larmor radius, {ital u}/{omega}{sub {ital ci}}, is larger than the velocity shear scale ({ital u} is the flow speed and {omega}{sub {ital ci}} is the ion gyrofrequency). In this parameter regime, the properties of the instability are modified as compared with the small Larmor radius case and a new short wavelength branch is introduced. The instability properties and some applications are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 5830478
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Fluids B; (USA), Vol. 3:4; ISSN 0899-8221
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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