Title :
Study of MHD Surface Waves Along a Static Plasma Slab Surrounded by Moving Plasma and Neutral Gas
Author :
Valliammal, R. ; Sivaraman, M. ; Somasundaram, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Arulmigu Palaniandavar Arts Coll. for Women, Palani, India
Abstract :
The steady flow of plasma along a structured atmosphere may cause the enhancement of existing surface modes and the generation of new surface wave (SW) modes. This paper discusses the dispersion characteristics of magnetohydrodynamic SWs along a stationary incompressible plasma slab surrounded by moving incompressible plasma and neutral gas. The dispersive curves for sausage and kink modes are also discussed. The result may help in studying more complicated cases.
Keywords :
kink instability; plasma magnetohydrodynamic waves; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma simulation; sausage instability; MHD surface waves; dispersion characteristics; incompressible neutral gas; incompressible plasma gas; kink mode; numerical simulation; sausage mode; stationary incompressible plasma slab; steady plasma flow; surface wave mode; Linear magnetohydrodynamic surface waves (MHD SWs)—flow velocity;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2010.2052112
