Stabilization of the Linear Drift Tearing Mode by Coupling with the Ion Sound Wave
- 5 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 40 (23), 1500-1503
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.40.1500
Abstract
The resistive drift tearing mode is shown to be stabilized by the ion motion along magnetic field lines. The effects of an electron temperature gradient are included in the discussion of the results.Keywords
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