Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Feb 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002jgra..107.1018g&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), Volume 107, Issue A2, pp. SSH 1-1, CiteID 1018, DOI 10.1029/2001JA000178
Physics
Plasma Physics
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Space Plasma Physics: Waves And Instabilities, Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma Waves And Instabilities, Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetosheath
Scientific paper
We perform a general analysis of the long-wavelength mirror instability in multispecies plasmas with generally non-Maxwellian distributions. The general dispersion relation depends on several moments of the distribution function, in addition to the perpendicular and parallel temperature. A most general condition of the mirror instability is derived that is valid for any gyrotropic distribution functions of the plasma species and any number of species. Deviations of the bi-Maxwellian shape may be favorable for the mirror instability but may also suppress it. The resulting effect is rather sensitive to the details of the distribution function.
Balikhin Michael
Gedalin Michael
Russell Christopher T.
Strangeway Robert J.
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