Finite-Amplitude Resistive Drift Waves
- 17 June 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 20 (25) , 1422-1425
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.20.1422
Abstract
A calculation of mode-mode coupling for resistive drift waves, based on the ion and electron fluid equations, shows a stable limit cycle with rather small harmonic distortion. The calculated density modulation, however, is significantly larger than observed in experiments. Cross-field transport in the direction of pump-out appears when ion-ion collisions are introduced.Keywords
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- Collisional Effects in Plasmas-Drift-Wave Experiments and InterpretationPhysical Review Letters, 1967