Large amplitude ion holes
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 29 (6) , 1820-1827
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.865610
Abstract
Earlier work [Phys. Fluids 2 5, 277 (1982); Phys. Fluids 2 6, 2460 (1983)] on the structure and growth of phase space density holes for ψ=−qiφ/Ti1. As in the ψ<1 case, it is found that reflecting electrons cause the ion holes to decelerate and grow, although the details are quite different. The reflected electrons cause the formation of a so‐called ‘‘double layer.’’ It is shown that isolated (intermittent) ion holes or wave packets can grow to much larger amplitudes than that predicted by the conventional quasilinear plateau limitation or Manheimer’s [Phys. Fluids 1 4, 579 (1971)] trapping criteria.Keywords
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