Shear Alfven wave density dips in electron-positron-ion plasmas

被引:44
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作者
Saleem, H
Mahmood, S
机构
[1] COMSATS Inst Informat Technol, Dept Phys, Islamabad, Pakistan
[2] PINSTECH NPD, Islamabad, Pakistan
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D O I
10.1063/1.1573212
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Nonlinear kinetic Alfven waves are studied in an electron-positron-ion plasma. It is noticed that the nonlinearity and Larmor radius effects can compromise to give rise to density dips in such plasmas in the super Alfvenic regime. A comparison is presented with previous results, which predict density humps in such plasmas if ion inertial effects parallel to the external magnetic field are taken into account. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:2612 / 2615
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