Collisional effects on the Weibel instability
作者:
J. M. Wallace,
J. U. Brackbill,
C. W. Cranfill,
D. W. Forslund,
R. J. Mason,
期刊:
Physics of Fluids(00319171)
(AIP Available online 1987)
卷期:
Volume 30,
issue 4
页码: 1085-1088
ISSN:0031-9171
年代: 1987
DOI:10.1063/1.866305
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
The effects of electron Rutherford scattering on the Weibel instability are investigated using the implicit plasma simulation codevenus[J. Comput. Phys.46, 271 (1982);63, 434 (1986)]. Collisions decrease the Weibel growth rate below the collisionless value, in agreement initially with simple linear theory. Likewise, collisions decrease the saturation level, in agreement with a magnetic trapping mechanism. When the collision rate exceeds the collisionless Weibel growth rate, the instability is suppressed altogether. The results provide benchmarks for analysis of proposed short‐wavelength laser‐fusion schemes.
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