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Cross field thermal transport due to ion acoustic waves in weakly magnetized plasmas

1978; AIP Publishing; Volume: 21; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1063/1.862145

2163-4998

Wallace M. Manheimer, C. E. Max, Jeffery Thomson,

Magnetic confinement fusion research

It is shown that cross field temperature gradients can drive ion acoustic waves unstable in a weakly magnetized plasma. The principal effect of the instability is an enhancement of the cross field thermal conductivity.