Nonlinear Mirror and Weibel modes: peculiarities of quasi-linear dynamics
A theory for nonlinear evolution of the mirror modes near the instability threshold is developed. It is shown that during initial stage the major instability saturation is provided by the flattening of the velocity distribution function in the vicinity of small parallel ion velocities. The relax...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/28/2161/2010/angeo-28-2161-2010.pdf |