Theory of the Drift-Wave Instability at Arbitrary Collisionality

A numerically efficient framework that takes into account the effect of the Coulomb collision operator at arbitrary collisionalities is introduced. Such a model is based on the expansion of the distribution function on a Hermite-Laguerre polynomial basis to study the effects of collisions on magneti...

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Main Authors: Jorge, R. (Author), Ricci, P. (Author), Gomes Loureiro, Nuno F (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Nuclear Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2018-10-25T14:50:47Z.
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