A Non-local Study of the Rayleigh Taylor Instability in a Dusty Plasma
Abstract
The nonlocal theory is employed to study the Rayleigh Taylor instability in an inhomogeneous dusty plasma in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. Typical space parameters are used to investigate the behavior of the instability. A comparison of the variation in the growth rate of instability in a pristine plasma versus dusty plasma shows that the growth rate in the dusty plasma is enhanced. A study of the effect of the dust parameters on the growth rate of the instability is made and the dependence of the growth rate on the dust charge, the dust mass and the dust density is studied.
- Publication:
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APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- October 2001
- Bibcode:
- 2001APS..DPPFP1056C