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Role of return current in the excitation of electronmagnetohydrodynamic structures by biased electrodes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2012

G. RAVI ,
S. K. MATTOO ,
L. M. AWASTHI ,
P. K. SRIVASTAVA  and
V. P. ANITHA
G. RAVI
Affiliation:
Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, India (kushagra.lalit@gmail.com)
S. K. MATTOO
Affiliation:
Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, India (kushagra.lalit@gmail.com)
L. M. AWASTHI
Affiliation:
Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, India (kushagra.lalit@gmail.com)
P. K. SRIVASTAVA
Affiliation:
Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, India (kushagra.lalit@gmail.com)
V. P. ANITHA
Affiliation:
Institute for Plasma Research, Bhat, Gandhinagar, India (kushagra.lalit@gmail.com)
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Abstract

This paper presents an experimental investigation on the role of return current in excitation of electronmagnetohydrodynamic (EMHD) structures. It is shown that only when return currents are excited parallel or anti-parallel to the background magnetic field the EMHD structures can be excited by a biased electrode in the plasma.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 78 , Issue 3 , June 2012 , pp. 241 - 248
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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