Electron--ion hybrid mode due to transverse velocity shear

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988 · Phys. Fluids; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.866982· OSTI ID:6764090

Ganguli, G; Lee, Y C; Palmadesso, P J

It has been established that electrostatic ion-cyclotron-like and Kelvin--Helmholtz modes can be sustained by a transverse velocity shear for L>rho/sub i/, where L is the velocity shear scale length and rho/sub i/ is the ion gyroradius. Here it is shown that if rho/sub e/

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• OSTI ID: 6764090
• Journal Information: Phys. Fluids; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Fluids; (United States) Vol. 31:10; ISSN PFLDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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