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Whistler Solitons in Plasma with Anisotropic Hot Electron AdmixtureThe longitudinal and transverse modulation instability of whistler waves in plasma, with a small admixture of hot anisotropic electrons, is discussed. If the hot particles temperature anisotropy is positive, it is found that, in such plasma, longitudinal perturbations can lead to soliton formation for frequencies forbidden in cold plasma. The soliton is enriched by hot particles. The frequency region unstable to transverse modulation in cold plasma in the presence of hot electrons is divided by stable domains. For both cases the role of hot electrons is more significant for whistlers with smaller frequencies.
Document ID
19990116091
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Khazanov, G. V.
(Alaska Univ. Fairbanks, AK United States)
Krivorutsky, E. N.
(Alaska Univ. Fairbanks, AK United States)
Gallagher, D. L.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: Physics of Plasmas
Publisher: American Inst. of Physics
Volume: 6
Issue: 10
ISSN: 1070-664X
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Distribution Limits
Public
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