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May 2010
ISSN 1070-664X
EISSN 1089-7674
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LETTERS
Spheromak formation and sustainment by tangential boundary flows
Phys. Plasmas 17, 050701 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3398482
ARTICLES
Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities
Connection between the two branches of the quantum two-stream instability across the space
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052101 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3400228
Thermal convective and rotational instability in dissipative magnetohydrodynamics
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052102 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3407626
Structures of diffusion regions in collisionless magnetic reconnection
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052103 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3403345
Numerical study of ion-cyclotron resonant interaction via hybrid-Vlasov simulations
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052104 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3420278
Effect of two ion species on the propagation of shear Alfvén waves of small transverse scale
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052106 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3422549
Linear plasmoid instability of thin current sheets with shear flow
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052109 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3428553
Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence, Transport
Interface width effect on the classical Rayleigh–Taylor instability in the weakly nonlinear regime
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052305 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3396369
The third-order law for magnetohydrodynamic turbulence with shear: Numerical investigation
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052307 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3398481
Perpendicular propagating electromagnetic envelope solitons in electron-positron-ion plasma
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052308 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3414348
Three dimensional character of whistler turbulence
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052310 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3420245
Two dimensional electrostatic shock waves in relativistic electron positron ion plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052314 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3439684
Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement
A numerical matching technique for linear resistive magnetohydrodynamics modes
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052502 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3420244
Sub-Alfvénic velocity limits in magnetohydrodynamic rotating plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052503 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3383051
Toroidal kinetic -mode study in reversed-field pinch plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052505 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3425859
Current-interchange tearing modes: Conversion of interchange-type modes to tearing modes
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052508 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3425857
Inertially Confined Plasmas, High Energy Density Plasma Science, Warm Dense Matter
The linear regime of the two-plasmon decay instability in inhomogeneous plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052701 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3414350
A requirement for diagnosis of the ionization state in opacity measurements
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052705 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3430637
The role of magnetic field in the transition to streaming ablation in wire arrays
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052706 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3392288
Laser-driven plasma jets propagating in an ambient gas studied with optical and proton diagnostics
C. D. Gregory; B. Loupias; J. Waugh; S. Dono; S. Bouquet; E. Falize; Y. Kuramitsu; C. Michaut; W. Nazarov; S. A. Pikuz, Jr.; Y. Sakawa; N. C. Woolsey; M. Koenig
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052708 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3431094
Spike morphology in blast-wave-driven instability experiments
C. C. Kuranz; R. P. Drake; M. J. Grosskopf; B. Fryxell; A. Budde; J. F. Hansen; A. R. Miles; T. Plewa; N. Hearn; J. Knauer
Phys. Plasmas 17, 052709 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3389135
Ionospheric, Solar-System, and Astrophysical Plasmas
Lasers, Particle Beams, Accelerators, Radiation Generation
Effect of self-focusing on resonant third harmonic generation of laser in a rippled density plasma
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053101 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3407619
Radiation: Emission, Absorption, Transport
Single and repetitive short-pulse high-power microwave window breakdown
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053301 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3396367
Low-Temperature Plasmas, Plasma Applications, Plasma Sources, Sheaths
Interferometer density measurements of a high-velocity plasmoid
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053503 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3420207
Striation and plasma bullet propagation in an atmospheric pressure plasma jet
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053504 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3400220
Jet regime of the afterspark channel decay
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053505 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3429675
Measurements of the motion of filaments in a plasma ball
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053507 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3406546
Study of a dual frequency atmospheric pressure corona plasma
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053508 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3430636
Low-pressure planar magnetron discharge for surface deposition and nanofabrication
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053509 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3431098
Dusty Plasmas
Dust ion acoustic solitons in a plasma with kappa-distributed electrons
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053702 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3400229
Cooperative microexcitations in chain-bundle dusty plasma liquids
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053703 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3422553
Linear and nonlinear quantum dust ion acoustic wave with dust size distribution effect
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053705 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3422551
Hysteresis in photoelectric charging of dust particles in a complex plasma
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053706 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3428554
Obliquely propagating solitary kinetic Alfven wave in a collisional dusty plasma
Phys. Plasmas 17, 053707 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3425867
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Significant static pressure increase in a precompression cell target for laser-driven advanced dynamic compression experiments
T. Kimura; N. Ozaki; T. Okuchi; T. Terai; T. Sano; K. Shimizu; T. Sano; M. Koenig; A. Hirose; T. Kakeshita; Y. Sakawa; R. Kodama
Phys. Plasmas 17, 054502 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3381039
Linear and nonlinear theories of a large-orbit gyrotron traveling wave amplifier
Phys. Plasmas 17, 054503 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3400230
Modified screening potential in a high density inhomogeneous quantum dusty magnetoplasma
Phys. Plasmas 17, 054504 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3420277
On the nonlinearity of the Langmuir turbulence excited by a weak electron beam-plasma interaction
Phys. Plasmas 17, 054506 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3425872
Kinetic model for ion pressure perturbations in inhomogeneous laser-matter interactions
Phys. Plasmas 17, 054507 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3418316
COMMENTS
PAPERS FROM THE 51ST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE APS DIVISION OF PLASMA PHYSICS
REVIEW PAPERS
INVITED PAPERS
Basic Plasma Phenomena, Waves, Instabilities
Measurement of correlation-enhanced collision rates using pure ion plasmas
Phys. Plasmas 17, 055702 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3293131
Equations of state in collisionless magnetic reconnection
Phys. Plasmas 17, 055703 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3309425
Observation of a nonaxisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic self-organized state
Phys. Plasmas 17, 055705 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3327214
Driven magnetic reconnection near the Dreicer limit
V. Roytershteyn; W. Daughton; S. Dorfman; Y. Ren; H. Ji; M. Yamada; H. Karimabadi; L. Yin; B. J. Albright; K. J. Bowers
Phys. Plasmas 17, 055706 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3399787
Effects of line-tying on magnetohydrodynamic instabilities and current sheet formation
Phys. Plasmas 17, 055707 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3398486
Nonlinear Phenomena, Turbulence, Transport
Scalings of energetic particle transport by ion temperature gradient microturbulence
Phys. Plasmas 17, 055902 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3379471
Magnetically Confined Plasmas, Heating, Confinement
Internal electron transport barrier due to neoclassical ambipolarity in the Helically Symmetric Experiment
J. Lore; W. Guttenfelder; A. Briesemeister; D. T. Anderson; F. S. B. Anderson; C. B. Deng; K. M. Likin; D. A. Spong; J. N. Talmadge; K. Zhai
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056101 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3300465
Iterated finite-orbit Monte Carlo simulations with full-wave fields for modeling tokamak ion cyclotron resonance frequency wave heating experiments
M. Choi; D. Green; W. W. Heidbrink; R. Harvey; D. Liu; V. S. Chan; L. A. Berry; F. Jaeger; L. L. Lao; R. I. Pinsker; M. Podesta; D. N. Smithe; J. M. Park; P. Bonoli; RF SciDAC and SWIM Team
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056102 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3314336
Measurements of the cross-phase angle between density and electron temperature fluctuations and comparison with gyrokinetic simulations
A. E. White; W. A. Peebles; T. L. Rhodes; C. H. Holland; G. Wang; L. Schmitz; T. A. Carter; J. C. Hillesheim; E. J. Doyle; L. Zeng; G. R. McKee; G. M. Staebler; R. E. Waltz; J. C. DeBoo; C. C. Petty; K. H. Burrell
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056103 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3323084
Rotational stabilization of resistive wall modes in ITER advanced tokamak scenarios
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056104 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3318267
Transport of momentum in full gyrokinetics
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056106 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3327127
Mechanisms for generating toroidal rotation in tokamaks without external momentum input
W. M. Solomon; K. H. Burrell; A. M. Garofalo; S. M. Kaye; R. E. Bell; A. J. Cole; J. S. deGrassie; P. H. Diamond; T. S. Hahm; G. L. Jackson; M. J. Lanctot; C. C. Petty; H. Reimerdes; S. A. Sabbagh; E. J. Strait; T. Tala; R. E. Waltz
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056108 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3328521
Direct multiscale coupling of a transport code to gyrokinetic turbulence codes
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056109 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3323082
Islands in the stream: The effect of plasma flow on tearing stability
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056110 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3333538
Detachment stabilization with resonant magnetic perturbation field applied to the stochastic magnetic boundary of the Large Helical Device
M. Kobayashi; S. Masuzaki; I. Yamada; N. Tamura; Y. Feng; K. Sato; M. Goto; Y. Narushima; T. Akiyama; J. Miyazawa; M. Shoji; S. Morita; B. J. Peterson; H. Funaba; N. Ohyabu; K. Narihara; T. Morisaki; H. Yamada; A. Komori; LHD Experimental Group; D. Reiter
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056111 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3368681
Advances in high-harmonic fast wave physics in the National Spherical Torus Experiment
G. Taylor; R. E. Bell; J. C. Hosea; B. P. LeBlanc; C. K. Phillips; M. Podesta; E. J. Valeo; J. R. Wilson; J-W. Ahn; G. Chen; D. L. Green; E. F. Jaeger; R. Maingi; P. M. Ryan; J. B. Wilgen; W. W. Heidbrink; D. Liu; P. T. Bonoli; T. Brecht; M. Choi; R. W. Harvey
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056114 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3371956
Electron thermal transport within magnetic islands in the reversed-field pinch
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056115 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3388374
Experiments in DIII-D toward achieving rapid shutdown with runaway electron suppression
E. M. Hollmann; N. Commaux; N. W. Eidietis; T. E. Evans; D. A. Humphreys; A. N. James; T. C. Jernigan; P. B. Parks; E. J. Strait; J. C. Wesley; J. H. Yu; M. E. Austin; L. R. Baylor; N. H. Brooks; V. A. Izzo; G. L. Jackson; M. A. van Zeeland; W. Wu
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056117 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3309426
Plasma wave simulation based on a versatile finite element method solver
S. Shiraiwa; O. Meneghini; R. Parker; P. Bonoli; M. Garrett; M. C. Kaufman; J. C. Wright; S. Wukitch
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056119 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3396371
Experimental studies of edge turbulence and confinement in Alcator C-Mod
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056120 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3421577
Inertially Confined Plasmas, High Energy Density Plasma Science, Warm Dense Matter
Capsule performance optimization in the National Ignition Campaign
O. L. Landen; T. R. Boehly; D. K. Bradley; D. G. Braun; D. A. Callahan; P. M. Celliers; G. W. Collins; E. L. Dewald; L. Divol; S. H. Glenzer; A. Hamza; D. G. Hicks; N. Hoffman; N. Izumi; O. S. Jones; R. K. Kirkwood; G. A. Kyrala; P. Michel; J. Milovich; D. H. Munro; A. Nikroo; R. E. Olson; H. F. Robey; B. K. Spears; C. A. Thomas; S. V. Weber; D. C. Wilson; M. M. Marinak; L. J. Suter; B. A. Hammel; D. D. Meyerhofer; J. Atherton; J. Edwards; S. W. Haan; J. D. Lindl; B. J. MacGowan; E. I. Moses
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056301 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3298882
National Ignition Campaign Hohlraum energetics
N. B. Meezan; L. J. Atherton; D. A. Callahan; E. L. Dewald; S. Dixit; E. G. Dzenitis; M. J. Edwards; C. A. Haynam; D. E. Hinkel; O. S. Jones; O. Landen; R. A. London; P. A. Michel; J. D. Moody; J. L. Milovich; M. B. Schneider; C. A. Thomas; R. P. J. Town; A. L. Warrick; S. V. Weber; K. Widmann; S. H. Glenzer; L. J. Suter; B. J. MacGowan; J. L. Kline; G. A. Kyrala; A. Nikroo
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056304 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3354110
Symmetry tuning via controlled crossed-beam energy transfer on the National Ignition Facility
P. Michel; S. H. Glenzer; L. Divol; D. K. Bradley; D. Callahan; S. Dixit; S. Glenn; D. Hinkel; R. K. Kirkwood; J. L. Kline; W. L. Kruer; G. A. Kyrala; S. Le Pape; N. B. Meezan; R. Town; K. Widmann; E. A. Williams; B. J. MacGowan; J. Lindl; L. J. Suter
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056305 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3325733
Measurements of high energy density electrons via observation of Cherenkov radiation
Hideaki Habara; Kazuhide Ohta; Kazuo A. Tanaka; G. Ravindra Kumar; M. Krishnamurthy; Subhendu Kahaly; Sudipta Mondal; Manoj Kumar Bhuyan; R. Rajeev; Jian Zheng
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056306 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3346370
High-precision measurements of the equation of state of hydrocarbons at 1–10 Mbar using laser-driven shock waves
M. A. Barrios; D. G. Hicks; T. R. Boehly; D. E. Fratanduono; J. H. Eggert; P. M. Celliers; G. W. Collins; D. D. Meyerhofer
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056307 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3358144
Probing high areal-density cryogenic deuterium-tritium implosions using downscattered neutron spectra measured by the magnetic recoil spectrometer
J. A. Frenje; D. T. Casey; C. K. Li; F. H. Séguin; R. D. Petrasso; V. Yu. Glebov; P. B. Radha; T. C. Sangster; D. D. Meyerhofer; S. P. Hatchett; S. W. Haan; C. J. Cerjan; O. L. Landen; K. A. Fletcher; R. J. Leeper
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056311 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3304475
Shock-tuned cryogenic-deuterium-tritium implosion performance on Omega
T. C. Sangster; V. N. Goncharov; R. Betti; T. R. Boehly; D. T. Casey; T. J. B. Collins; R. S. Craxton; J. A. Delettrez; D. H. Edgell; R. Epstein; K. A. Fletcher; J. A. Frenje; Y. Yu. Glebov; D. R. Harding; S. X. Hu; I. V. Igumenschev; J. P. Knauer; S. J. Loucks; C. K. Li; J. A. Marozas; F. J. Marshall; R. L. McCrory; P. W. McKenty; D. D. Meyerhofer; P. M. Nilson; S. P. Padalino; R. D. Petrasso; P. B. Radha; S. P. Regan; F. H. Seguin; W. Seka; R. W. Short; D. Shvarts; S. Skupsky; V. A. Smalyuk; J. M. Soures; C. Stoeckl; W. Theobald; B. Yaakobi
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056312 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3360928
High performance capsule implosions on the OMEGA Laser facility with rugby hohlraums
H. F. Robey; P. Amendt; H.-S. Park; R. P. J. Town; J. L. Milovich; T. Döppner; D. E. Hinkel; R. Wallace; C. Sorce; D. J. Strozzi; F. Philippe; A. Casner; T. Caillaud; O. Landoas; S. Liberatore; M.-C. Monteil; F. Séguin; M. Rosenberg; C. K. Li; R. Petrasso; V. Glebov; C. Stoeckl; A. Nikroo; E. Giraldez
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056313 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3360926
Strong stabilization of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability by material strength at megabar pressures
Hye-Sook Park; B. A. Remington; R. C. Becker; J. V. Bernier; R. M. Cavallo; K. T. Lorenz; S. M. Pollaine; S. T. Prisbrey; R. E. Rudd; N. R. Barton
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056314 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3363170
Bow shocks in ablated plasma streams for nested wire array z-pinches: A laboratory astrophysics testbed for radiatively cooled shocks
D. J. Ampleford; C. A. Jennings; G. N. Hall; S. V. Lebedev; S. N. Bland; S. C. Bott; F. Suzuki-Vidal; J. B. A. Palmer; J. P. Chittenden; M. E. Cuneo; A. Frank; E. G. Blackman; A. Ciardi
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056315 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3335497
Acceleration to high velocities and heating by impact using Nike KrF laser
Max Karasik; J. L. Weaver; Y. Aglitskiy; T. Watari; Y. Arikawa; T. Sakaiya; J. Oh; A. L. Velikovich; S. T. Zalesak; J. W. Bates; S. P. Obenschain; A. J. Schmitt; M. Murakami; H. Azechi
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056317 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3399786
Ionospheric, Solar-System, and Astrophysical Plasmas
Numerical investigation of auroral cyclotron maser processes
D. C. Speirs; K. Ronald; S. L. McConville; K. M. Gillespie; A. D. R. Phelps; A. W. Cross; R. Bingham; C. W. Robertson; C. G. Whyte; W. He; I. Vorgul; R. A. Cairns; B. J. Kellett
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056501 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3371937
Lasers, Particle Beams, Accelerators, Radiation Generation
Generalized phase-space tomography for intense beams
D. Stratakis; R. A. Kishek; S. Bernal; R. B. Fiorito; I. Haber; M. Reiser; P. G. O’Shea; K. Tian; J. C. T. Thangaraj
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056701 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3298894
Physics of neutralization of intense high-energy ion beam pulses by electrons
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056703 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3335766
Beam dynamics of the Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment-II, a novel pulse-compressing ion accelerator
A. Friedman; J. J. Barnard; R. H. Cohen; D. P. Grote; S. M. Lund; W. M. Sharp; A. Faltens; E. Henestroza; J.-Y. Jung; J. W. Kwan; E. P. Lee; M. A. Leitner; B. G. Logan; J.-L. Vay; W. L. Waldron; R. C. Davidson; M. Dorf; E. P. Gilson; I. D. Kaganovich
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056704 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3292634
Studies of emittance growth and halo particle production in intense charged particle beams using the Paul Trap Simulator Experiment
Erik P. Gilson; Ronald C. Davidson; Mikhail Dorf; Philip C. Efthimion; Richard Majeski; Moses Chung; Michael S. Gutierrez; Aaron N. Kabcenell
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056707 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3354109
Laser wakefield acceleration at reduced density in the self-guided regime
J. E. Ralph; C. E. Clayton; F. Albert; B. B. Pollock; S. F. Martins; A. E. Pak; K. A. Marsh; J. L. Shaw; A. Till; J. P. Palastro; W. Lu; S. H. Glenzer; L. O. Silva; W. B. Mori; C. Joshi; D. H. Froula
Phys. Plasmas 17, 056709 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3323083
Low-Temperature Plasmas, Plasma Applications, Plasma Sources, Sheaths
Mechanism of carbon nanostructure synthesis in arc plasma
Phys. Plasmas 17, 057101 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3312879
Experimental and numerical verification of microplasma assembly for novel electromagnetic media
Phys. Plasmas 17, 057102 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3314334
Scaling of the plasma sheath in a magnetic field parallel to the wall
Phys. Plasmas 17, 057103 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3354106
TUTORIAL PAPERS
ERRATA
Erratum: “Time-resolved measurements of double layer evolution in expanding plasma” [Phys. Plasmas 17, 055701 (2010)]
E. E. Scime; I. A. Biloiu; J. Carr, Jr.; S. Chakraborty Thakur; M. Galante; A. Hansen; S. Houshmandyar; A. M. Keesee; D. McCarren; S. Sears; C. Biloiu; X. Sun
Phys. Plasmas 17, 059901 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3300531
Progress toward fusion energy breakeven and gain as measured against the Lawson criterion
Samuel E. Wurzel, Scott C. Hsu
FreeGSNKE: A Python-based dynamic free-boundary toroidal plasma equilibrium solver
N. C. Amorisco, A. Agnello, et al.
Weakly nonlinear incompressible Rayleigh–Taylor–Kelvin–Helmholtz instability in plane geometry
Zhen-Qi Zou, Jun-Feng Wu, et al.