Title :
Landau-like damping in rotating pure electron plasmas
Author :
Bach, David A. ; Gould, Roy W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A numerical solution of the two-dimensional (2-D) linearized incompressible fluid equations has been used to study the response of a cylindrical pure electron plasma to an externally applied pulse. The plasma response to the pulse exhibits a nondissipative decay process. This decay is due to differential rotation of the plasma at different radii and is clearly shown by computer-generated displays of the perturbed density
Keywords :
flow; plasma; plasma flow; Landau-like damping; computer-generated displays; differential rotation; externally applied pulse; nondissipative decay process; numerical solution; perturbed density; rotating pure electron plasmas; two-dimensional linearized incompressible fluid equations; Computer displays; Damping; Electrons; Magnetic fields; Plasma confinement; Plasma density; Plasma displays; Poisson equations; Steady-state; Two dimensional displays;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
