Alpha Particle Induced Magnetoacoustic Instability in a Thermonuclear Plasma
- Christopher Bishop ,
- R. Fitzpatrick ,
- R. J. Hastie ,
- J. C. Jackson
Plasma Physics | , Vol 31: pp. 431
We show that in a thermonuclear plasma the magnetosonic wave propagating normal to the magnetic field can be unstable. The growth rate is small, however, and the wave is easily stabilized by perpendicular thermal conduction.