Emission of whistler and electromagnetic waves from an electron shear-flow instability in a plasma

被引:2
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作者
Sakai, JI [1 ]
Nakayama, T
Nambu, M
Neubert, T
机构
[1] Toyama Univ, Fac Engn, Lab Plasma Astrophys, Toyama 9308555, Japan
[2] Tokyo Metropolitan Inst Technol, Hino, Tokyo 1910065, Japan
[3] Danish Meteorol Inst, Copenhagen, Denmark
关键词
electron shear-flow instability;
D O I
10.1016/S0375-9601(99)00869-5
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Using a two-dimensional electromagnetic and relativistic particle code, we show that both whistler and electromagnetic waves can be emitted from a region where an electron shear-flow instability occurs in electron-ion plasma. The emission mechanism of the whistler waves is due to the generation of electron Hall current, which is produced by the electron vortex motions associated with the electron shear-flow instability. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:103 / 110
页数:8
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