Study of Unstable Flute-Like Cyclotron Modes Caused by the Presence of Suprathermal Particles in a Magnetoplasma
- 1 June 1973
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Physics
- Vol. 51 (11) , 1123-1134
- https://doi.org/10.1139/p73-149
Abstract
The stability of a cold magnetoplasma containing an isotropic distribution of suprathermal electrons or ions is studied. It is found that such a plasma is unstable for cyclotron harmonic modes for certain choices of the plasma parameters. Particle density gradients enhance the instability for modes propagating in the direction of the particle drifts. A finite plasma temperature as well as energy spreading of the suprathermal particles have a stabilizing effect on the instability.Keywords
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