A new two-stream instability mode in magnetized quantum plasma

Fernando Haas, Bengt Eliasson

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Abstract

A new transverse mode in a two-stream magnetized quantum plasma is studied by means of a quantum hydrodynamic model, under non-relativistic and ideal Fermi gas assumptions. It is found that Fermi pressure effects induce a minimum cutoff wavelength for instability, unlike the classical case which is unstable for larger wavenumbers. The external magnetic field is also shown to produce a stabilizing effect. Conditions for the applicability of the model and specific parameters for experimental observations are thoroughly discussed.
LanguageEnglish
Article number088005
Number of pages5
JournalPhysica Scripta
Volume90
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jun 2015

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Plasma
Quantum Hydrodynamics
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magnetic fields
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Keywords

  • quantum plasma
  • two-stream instability
  • magnetized quantum plasma

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Haas, Fernando ; Eliasson, Bengt. / A new two-stream instability mode in magnetized quantum plasma. In: Physica Scripta. 2015 ; Vol. 90, No. 8.
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Haas, F & Eliasson, B 2015, 'A new two-stream instability mode in magnetized quantum plasma' Physica Scripta, vol. 90, no. 8, 088005. https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-8949/90/8/088005

A new two-stream instability mode in magnetized quantum plasma. / Haas, Fernando; Eliasson, Bengt.

In: Physica Scripta, Vol. 90, No. 8, 088005, 16.06.2015.

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