Alfvén Waves in a Nonuniform Resistive Plasma
- 9 June 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 22 (23), 1246-1247
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.22.1246
Abstract
We investigate the propagation and attenuation of torsional Alfvén waves in a nonuniform, resistive, cylindrical plasma with conducting boundary. The nonuniformity leads to increased damping and makes it difficult to launch a pure mode.Keywords
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