Density gradient driven instability in an E→×B→ plasma system having temperature gradients

Figures & data

Figure 1. Normalized growth rate as a function of magnetic field (in Tesla) for different charge on ions (Z) with (i) channel length (d) = 2.5 m and (ii) d = 5 m, when $\lambda$ = 5 cm, x = $\lambda /4$, $n_{e00}$ = $n_{i00}$ = ${10}^{18}$ $m^{-3}$, $T_i$ = 0.3 eV, $T_e$ = 1.5 eV, $m_i$ = 1.6. kg, $V_{y00}$ = ${10}^3$ m/s, $U_{y00}$ = ${10}^5$ m/s and $T_i/x$ = 1 eV/m.

Figure 2. Normalized growth rate as a function of ion temperature gradient (in eV/m) for different values of x with (i) channel length (d) = 2.5 m and (ii) d = 5 m, when $\lambda$ = 5 cm, $n_{e00}$ = $n_{i00}$ = ${10}^{18}$ $m^{-3}$, $T_i$ = 0.3 eV, $T_e$ = 1.5 eV, $m_i$ = 1.6. kg, $V_{y00}$ = ${10}^3$ m/s, $U_{y00}$ = ${10}^5$ m/s, Z = 1 and B = 1 T.

Figure 3. Normalized growth rate as a function of ion temperature (in eV) for different electron temperature $\left(T_e\right)$ in eV with (i) channel length (d) = 2.5 m and (ii) d = 5 m when $\lambda$ = 5 cm, x = $\lambda /4$, $n_{e00}$ = $n_{i00}$ = ${10}^{18}$ $m^{-3}$, $m_i$ = 1.6. kg, $V_{y00}$ = ${10}^3$ m/s, $U_{y00}$ = ${10}^5$ m/s, Z = 1, B = 1 T and $T_i/x$ = 1 eV/m.

Figure 4. Normalized growth rate as a function of background plasma density (in $m^{-3}$) for different channel lengths (d) when $\lambda$ = 5 cm, x = $\lambda /4$, $T_i$ = 0.3 eV, $T_e$ = 1.5 eV, $m_i$ = 1.6. kg, $V_{y00}$ = ${10}^3$ m/s, $U_{y00}$ = ${10}^5$ m/s, Z = 1, B = 1 T and $T_i/x$ = 1 eV/m.