Shear Alfv\'en waves accompanied by a broad spectrum of magnetic fluctuations are observed to be destabilized by a weak field-aligned current, and resultant strong plasma diffusion is caused. The instability with frequencies much higher than an electron diamagnetic drift frequency is considered to be driven by a resistivity gradient and current in a finite-β plasma.
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