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The zero-mode instability: a new parametric decay instability of a plasma in an external field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

R. Balescu
Affiliation:
Faculté des Sciences, C.P. 231, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Association Euratom-Etat Beige, 1050 Bruxelles
I. Paiva-Veretennicoff
Affiliation:
Fakulteit van de Wetenschappen, Vrije Universitteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussel

Abstract

The parametric resonances involving the coupling of an external harmonic electric field to the plasmadynamical (PD) modes are studied. Particular attention is devoted to the resonant triplets involving purely dissipative PD modes of zero frequency. It is shown that a new type of instability exists in this class of processes.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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