Temporal electrostatic instabilities in inhomogeneous plasmas

Lee, Y. C. ; Kaw, P. K. (1974) Temporal electrostatic instabilities in inhomogeneous plasmas Physical Review Letters, 32 (4). pp. 135-138. ISSN 0031-9007

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Official URL: http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v32/i4/p135_1

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.32.135

Abstract

The parametric process where the electromagnetic wave drives two Langmuir oscillations near 2ωp can be shown to be temporally unstable even in inhomogeneous plasmas. The instability arises because of wave trapping which prevents the convection of wave energy out of the unstable region.

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