Abstract
Landau damping in plasmas of equal ion and electron temperatures (alkali plasmas) may prevent the formation of a shock. Shocks are produced when the ratio Te/Ti is increased to about 8 or so by cooling the ions through i-n collisions.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 149-151 |
ISSN | 0031-9007 |
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Publication status | Published - 1967 |