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Prasad et al. 1992
Prasad, G., Bora, D. and Saxena, Y.C. (1992). K-spectra of low frequency fluctuations in laboratory plasma simulating conditions of equatorial spread-F. Geophysical Research Letters 19: doi: 10.1029/92GL00046. issn: 0094-8276.

Low frequency electrostatic fluctuations (&ohgr;<&OHgr;i) travelling in E¿B direction are observed in a laboratory plasma simulating conditions similar to night time equatorial F-region. The density and potential fluctuations in the region of the plasma where effective g parallel to density gradient ∇n has similar spectral characteristics to that of the results of our earlier experiment of bottom side of equatorial spread F. The k-spectrum of density in this region of plasma exhibits two marked slopes with indices n=-2.5¿0.3 and -4.6¿0.3 where as the potential spectrum exhibits one slope with index -5.2¿0.2. The fluctuations are generated in the region where ∇n is antiparallel to g and appear in the other region due E¿B motion. Results are in agreement with in-situ measurements in F-region, theoretical predictions and numerical simulation of Rayleigh-Taylor and drift wave instabilities. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1992

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Space Plasma Physics, Laboratory studies, Space Plasma Physics, Turbulence, Space Plasma Physics, Waves and instabilities, Space Plasma Physics, Nonlinear phenomena
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