The linear dispersion of the ion temperature gradient (ITG) modes, in the presence of a non uniform background ion velocity U? = U?(x) ez, in the direction of the sheared equilibrium magnetic field B0 = B0(x) ez, has been studied in the frame of the two-fluid guiding center approximation, in slab geometry. Generally speaking, the presence of an ion flow destabilizes the oscillations. The role of the excited K-H instability is discussed. © 2006 American Institute of Physics

Effects of a sheared ion velocity on the linear stability of ITG modes

Lontano M;Lazzaro E
2006

Abstract

The linear dispersion of the ion temperature gradient (ITG) modes, in the presence of a non uniform background ion velocity U? = U?(x) ez, in the direction of the sheared equilibrium magnetic field B0 = B0(x) ez, has been studied in the frame of the two-fluid guiding center approximation, in slab geometry. Generally speaking, the presence of an ion flow destabilizes the oscillations. The role of the excited K-H instability is discussed. © 2006 American Institute of Physics
2006
Istituto di fisica del plasma - IFP - Sede Milano
978-0-7354-0376-5
ion temperature gradient (ITG) instabilities
Kelvin-Helmoltz instability
drift modes
shera flow
quasi-linear fluxes
diffusion coefficient
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