Journal of Plasma Physics

Research Article

Drift dissipative instabilities of electron-acoustic and lower-hybrid waves

M. Mohana1 and M. Y. Yua2

a1 Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, 380009, India

a2 Theoretische Physik I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-4630 Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany

Abstract

It is shown that drift dissipative instabilities can occur in the frequency regime Ωi xs226A ω xs226A Ωe. These instabilities are associated with the electron-acoustic and lower-hybrid waves.

(Received June 13 1982)