Identity of the mechanisms of Weibel and Alfvén-cyclotron plasma instabilities
A.S. Dzarakhokhovaa,
N.P. Zaretskiib,
A.V. Maksimycheva,
L.I. Men’shikova,b,c,
P.L. Menshikovb aMoscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Institutskii per. 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, 141701, Russian Federation bNational Research Centre ‘Kurchatov Institute’, pl. akad. Kurchatova 1, Moscow, 123182, Russian Federation cGero, 60 Paya Lebar Road # 05-40B Paya Lebar Square, Singapore, 409051, Republic of Singapore
A plasma with an anisotropic velocity distribution of particles in a magnetic field is considered. It is shown that the Weibel instability arises in the reference frame rotating together with the particles, for example, ions. When considered in the immobile reference frame, this instability is known as the Alfvén cyclotron instability.
Keywords: Weibel instability, Alfvén cyclotron instability, filamentation PACS:52.35.−g DOI:10.3367/UFNe.2020.02.038727 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2020/6/f/ 000563842900006 2-s2.0-85092042140 2020PhyU...63..611D Citation: Dzarakhokhova A S, Zaretskii N P, Maksimychev A V, Men’shikov L I, Menshikov P L "Identity of the mechanisms of Weibel and Alfvén-cyclotron plasma instabilities" Phys. Usp.63 611–616 (2020)