Spectrum and stability of a rigidly rotating compressible plasma

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 58, Issue PART 1, 1997, Pages 101-121

  Nijboer, R J ^a   Lifschitz, A E ^b   Goedbloed, J P ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA PHYSICS RIJNHUIZEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA STABILITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

COMPRESSIBLE PLASMA; MAGNETIC PITCH; POLOIDAL MAGNETIC FIELD;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0031189977     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377897005862     Document Type: Article

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