Transverse instability magnetic field thresholds of electron phase-space holes
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PhysRevE.99.053209.pdf
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Hutchinson, Ian Horner
Date Issued
May 2019
Journal
Physical Review E
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American Physical Society (APS)
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Hutchinson, I. H. "Transverse instability magnetic field thresholds of electron phase-space holes." Physical Review E 99, 5 (May 2019): 053209 © 2019 American Physical Society
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Abstract
A detailed comparison is presented of analytical and particle-in-cell simulation investigation of the transverse instability, in two dimensions, of initially one-dimensional electron phase-space hole equilibria. Good quantitative agreement is found between the shift-mode analysis and the simulations for the magnetic field (B) threshold at which the instability becomes overstable (time oscillatory) and for the real and imaginary parts of the frequency. The simulation B threshold for full stabilization exceeds the predictions of shift-mode analysis by 20-30%, because the mode becomes substantially narrower in spatial extent than a pure shift. This threshold shift is qualitatively explained by the kinematic mechanism of instability.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVE.99.053209
