| Title | Kinetic model of electrons in drift-Alfven current-vortices |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Authors | H.J de Blank |
| Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
| Volume | 8 |
| Number | 9 |
| Pagination | 3927-3935 |
| Date Published | Sep |
| ISBN Number | 1070-664X |
| Abstract | Current-vortex filaments in magnetized plasmas are investigated analytically using a kinetic model for the electron motion parallel to the magnetic field. This Hamiltonian system can be considered as the minimal kinetic extension of the three-field drift-Alfven model for collisionless plasmas. Stationary current-vortex solutions are presented. They are shown to maintain their coherence in the presence of slowly changing background electro-magnetic fields due to the adiabatic response of electrons confined inside the structure. (C) 2001 American Institute of Physics. |
| DOI | 10.1063/1.1388174 |
| PID | 593c147ced2a2de2c99be3cb8cd7078b |
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