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Thermomagnetic instability in hot spherical plasma shells
Author(s) -
Mond M.,
Arlt R.,
Liverts E.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.201613221
Subject(s) - thermomagnetic convection , instability , plasma , physics , magnetic field , ionization , mechanics , ion , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics
A linear stability analysis of ionized spherical plasma shells with radial temperature gradients and an external poloidal magnetic field is presented. It is shown that both hydromagnetic and thermomagnetic effects can lead to an amplification of waves. Solutions are obtained for a wide range of plasma beta values and the thermomagnetic transport coefficient. The conditions under which the instability grows are found and the characteristic growth rates are calculated. The regime at which the thermomagnetic instability is effective is considered. Applications for the solar corona are discussed.