Keywords
gyrokinetic theory, non-neutral plasma, gyrokinetic expansion, FLR
Abstract
Gyrokinetic equations are derived for applications to non-neutral plasmas in constant, straight magnetic fields wherein E X B drift velocities are of the same order as thermal velocities. The ratio of the E X B rotation frequency to the cyclotron frequency and the ratio of the gyroradius to a plasma scale length are assumed to be of order epsilon and terms are retained in the gyrokinetic expansion to second order to include finite-Larmor-radius (FLR) effects. A mode equation is obtained for a non-neutral plasma in the infinite-length approximation. The singularities of this equation are compared and contrasted with the familiar mode equation from the cold-fluid approximation. A numerical investigation of m=1 perturbations for a pure electron plasma with parameters chosen to closely approximate those in the report by Driscoll [Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 645 (1990)] reveals no exponentially unstable modes with significant growth rates and strongly suggests that finite temperature is not the source of the exponential growth seen in the experiments.
Original Publication Citation
Rasband, Neil S."Model equations from gyrokinetic theory for a non-neutral plasma to include temperature effects and applications to a plasma of infinite length." Physics of Plasmas 3 (1996): 94-13.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Rasband, S. Neil, "Model equations from gyrokinetic theory for a non-neutral plasma to include temperature effects and applications to a plasma of infinite length" (1996). Faculty Publications. 683.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/683
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1996-01-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1322
Publisher
AIP
Language
English
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Copyright Status
© 1996 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in The Journal of Chemical Physics and may be found at http://link.aip.org/link/?PHPAEN/3/94/1
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