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On self-consistent waves and their stability in warm plasmas. II - Instability of circularly polarized waves both in the presence and the absence of an ambient magnetic fieldThe stability of a self-consistent, large-amplitude, circularly polarized wave in a warm plasma is investigated. For perturbations to the system propagating normal to the plane of circular polarization, a dispersion relation is derived employing an expansion in the nonlinear wave amplitude and the momentum of the plasma particles in the plane of polarization. Instability results both in the absence and presence of a large-scale magnetic field with a growth rate of the order of the nonlinear wave amplitude.
Document ID
19810025804
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lee, M. A.
(New Hampshire, University Durham, N.H., United States)
Lerche, I.
(Chicago, University Chicago, Ill., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Plasma Physics
Volume: 24
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Accession Number
81A10208
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-14-001-001
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-7411
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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