QUASILINEAR THEORY OF THE CURRENT-DRIVEN ION-ACOUSTIC TURBULENCE IN A WEAKLY IONIZED PLASMA

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作者
APPERT, K
VACLAVIK, J
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[1] Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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10.1063/1.862600
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O3 [力学];
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08 ; 0801 ;
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Saturation of the current-driven ion-acoustic instability in a weakly ionized plasma is investigated within the context of a quasi-linear model that includes the effects of collisions. The turbulent wave energy is calculated under the assumption that the waves are excited within the cone of a small angle. The results obtained compare favorably with the recent experimental observations of Ilić. © 1979 American Institute of Physics.
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