Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983jgr....88.4950h&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research (ISSN 0148-0227), vol. 88, June 1, 1983, p. 4950-4952.
Physics
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Diffusion Coefficient, Electrostatic Waves, Plasmapause, Wave Scattering, Magnetic Fields, Plasma Density, Plasma Drift, Plasma Temperature
Scientific paper
The Bohm diffusion coefficient and observed electrostatic wave scattering are used as the bases of estimates of the smoothing effect that diffusion may have on steep plasmapause density gradients. The estimate for diffusion resulting from scattering by observed electrostatic waves is found to be much lower than that of the perpendicular Bohm diffusion coefficient for characteristic plasma temperatures and magnetic fields. This diffusion rate estimate may be too small, however, if the wave amplitudes are significantly higher for steep plasmapauses. The effects are therefore negligible for most considerations of macroscopic plasmapause dynamics, but may be significant in limiting drift wave instabilities and similar phenomena driven by the steepness of the plasmapause density gradient.
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