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MHD Plasma Waves Overview by Diego Vega is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses different types of plasma waves. It introduces ion acoustic waves, which propagate longitudinally along magnetic field lines at the ion sound speed. Alfven waves propagate transversely and involve oscillations of the magnetic field lines but no density fluctuations. Magnetoacoustic waves propagate perpendicular to the magnetic field and involve compressions and rarefactions of both the plasma and magnetic field lines. They travel at the magnetosonic speed.
- Author
- Diego Vega
- Language
- EN