Cyclotron instabilities of a magnetized electron plasma with anisotropic temperatures
Abstract
The dispersion relation for an electron plasma in a magnetic field is investigated for a bi-Maxwellian distribution function. A new set of solutions for non-perpendicular propagation is found. The linear growth rates are computed and the instability regions in the (k, cos θ) plane are determined. An approximate analytical treatment of the problem is also given for certain ranges of the parameters.
- Publication:
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Journal of Plasma Physics
- Pub Date:
- June 1977
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S0022377800020730
- Bibcode:
- 1977JPlPh..17..453C
- Keywords:
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- Electron Plasma;
- Electrostatic Waves;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Stability;
- Maxwell-Boltzmann Density Function;
- Plasma Temperature;
- Wave Dispersion;
- Anisotropy;
- Electron Distribution;
- Wave Propagation;
- Plasma Physics