Keywords
oscillating electric fields, diocotron modes, non-neutral plasmas, azimuthal mode number
Abstract
A high-frequency oscillating electric field can change the properties of diocotron modes in non-neutral plasmas. The effect depends crucially on the azimuthal mode number, m, of the applied field. For m=0, plus or minus 1 there is no effect, and for applied standing waves there is also no effect. But if the applied field has the form of a traveling wave with the norm of m greater than or equal to 2, the frequency of stable diocotron modes can be modified and for the norm of m greater than or equal to 3, the l=2 instability of hollow density profiles can be stabilized. The analytic results are verified with a nonlinear fluid simulation of an infinitely long non-neutral plasma.
Original Publication Citation
Spencer, Ross L."The effect of externally applied oscillating electric fields on the l=1 and l=2 diocotron modes in non-neutral plasmas." Physics of Fluids B: Plasma Physics 2 (199): 236-2314.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Spencer, Ross L., "The effect of externally applied oscillating electric fields on the l=1 and l=2 diocotron modes in non-neutral plasmas" (1990). Faculty Publications. 727.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/727
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1990-10-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1383
Publisher
AIP
Language
English
College
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Department
Physics and Astronomy
Copyright Status
© 1990 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://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.859495
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