Possibility of Lower-Hybrid-Drift Instability in Laser Produced Plasma in a Uniform Magnetic Field

It is shown theoretically that Lower-Hybrid-Drift instability could occur on the surface of a laser-produced plasma column in a uniform magnetic field. Dispersion relation based on a linearized Vlasov equation with local approximation is numerically solved to demonstrate the dependence of this instability on the characteristic bouncing motion of a laser-produced plasma in a uniform magnetic field.