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Ann. Geophys., 24, 2435-2439, 2006
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Eigenmode stability analysis of drift-mirror modes in nonuniform plasmas

D. Yu. Klimushkin¹ and L. Chen^2,3
1Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, P.O. Box 4026, 664033, Russia
²Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-4575, USA
³Institute for Fusion Theory and Simulation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Abstract. Drift-mirror modes in a one-dimensional inhomogeneous model of the magnetosphere are studied by employing gyrokinetics, taking into account finite Larmor radius effects. A wave equation is derived which describes both the spatial structure of the modes, and its eigenvalue yields a growth rate of the mode. The finite Larmor radius effects are shown to raise the instability threshold especially for high-m waves, and lead to wave propagation across field lines.

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Citation: Klimushkin, D. Yu. and Chen, L.: Eigenmode stability analysis of drift-mirror modes in nonuniform plasmas, Ann. Geophys., 24, 2435-2439, 2006.   Bibtex   EndNote   Reference Manager