Electron pairing in mirror modes: surpassing the quasi-linear limit

<p>The mirror mode evolving in collisionless magnetised high-temperature thermally anisotropic plasmas is shown to develop an interesting macro-state. Starting as a classical zero-frequency ion fluid instability it saturates quasi-linearly at very low magnetic level, while forming elongated ma...

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Main Authors: R. A. Treumann, W. Baumjohann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-10-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/37/971/2019/angeo-37-971-2019.pdf