G S Lakhina
Articles written in Pramana – Journal of Physics
Volume 3 Issue 1 July 1974 pp 10-27 Plasmas
Return current instability and its effects on beam-plasma system
B N Goswami G S Lakhina B Buti
The return current induced in a plasma by a relativisitc electron beam generates a new electron-ion two-stream instability (return current instability). Although the effect of these currents on the beam-plasma e-e instability is negligible, there exists a range of wave numbers which is unstable only to return current (RC) instability and not to e-e instability. The electromagnetic waves propagating along the direction of the external magnetic field, in which the plasma is immersed, are stabilized by these currents but the e.m. waves with frequencies,
Volume 23 Issue 3 September 1984 pp 343-349 Plasma Physics
Origin of fine structures in solar radio bursts
The radiation, resulting from the nonlinear interaction of whistler solitons, which act as localized antennae, with the upperhybrid waves in the coronal loop, is shown to give rise to fine structures in solar radio bursts. All the observed features of microwave spikes in radio flares,
Volume 50 Issue 2 February 1998 pp 191-204
Jeans-Buneman instability in a dusty plasma
A self consistent formulation of the Jeans instability of a dusty plasma with proper inclusion of charge dynamics is described. It is shown that charge fluctuations significantly affect the Jeans as well as the Buneman mode. For plasma particles (electrons and ions) in local thermal equilibrium, the Jeans length
Volume 55 Issue 5-6 November 2000 pp 665-683 Space And Astrophysical Plasmas, Invited Talks
Sun-Earth connection: Boundary layer waves and auroras
G S Lakhina B T Tsurutani J K Arballo C Galvan
Boundary layers are the sites where energy and momentum are exchanged between two distinct plasmas. Boundary layers occurring in space plasmas can support a wide spectrum of plasma waves spanning a frequency range of a few mHz to 100 kHz and beyond. The main characteristics of the broadband plasma waves (with frequencies >1 Hz) observed in the magnetopause, polar cap, and plasma sheet boundary layers are described. The rapid pitch angle scattering of energetic particles via cyclotron resonant interactions with the waves can provide sufficient precipitated energy flux to the ionosphere to create the diffused auroral oval. The broadband plasma waves may also play an important role in the processes of local heating/acceleration of the boundary layer plasma.
Volume 55 Issue 5-6 November 2000 pp 693-698 Space And Astrophysical Plasmas, Contributed Papers
Dromion solutions for an electron acoustic wave and its application to space observations
The nonlinear evolution of an electron acoustic wave is shown to obey the Davey-Stewartson I equation which admits so called
Volume 92 Issue 5 May 2019 Article ID 0078 Research Article
Higher harmonic instability of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves
T SREERAJ S V SINGH G S LAKHINA
Electrostatic ion cyclotron instability pertaining to the higher harmonics of proton and helium cyclotron modes is investigated in three-component magnetised plasma consisting of beam electrons, protons and doubly charged helium ions. The effect of different plasma parameters, namely, angle of propagation, number density andtemperature of helium ions and electron beam speed, has been studied on the growth of proton and helium cyclotron harmonics. It is found that an increase in angle of propagation leads to the excitation of fewer harmonics of proton cyclotron waves with decreased growth rates and higher number of helium harmonics with decreased growth rates.Also, largely odd helium harmonics are excited, except for one particular case where the second harmonic also becomes unstable. The number density and temperature of ions have significant effect on the helium cyclotron instability compared to the proton cyclotron instability. Further, as the speed of electron beam is increased, the peak growth rate increases. Our results are relevant to laboratory and space plasmas where field-aligned currents exist.
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