DTIC ADA129812: Long Wavelength Limit of the E x B Instability.

by: Defense Technical Information Center

Publication date: 1983-06-17

Topics: DTIC Archive, Huba,J D, NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC, *IONOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES, STABILITY, F REGION, PLASMA OSCILLATION, PLASMA WAVES,

Collection: dticarchive; additional_collections

Language: English

We present an analytical expression for the growth rate of the E X B instability in the long wavelength limit, i.e., k sub y L sub n always less than 1, where k sub y is the wavenumber and L sub n is the scale length of the density gradient. Specifically, we obtain results for the case of a single discontinuity in plasma density. (Author)