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PEKAREK'S theory of the wave of stratification1 has recently been extended to cover self-excited moving striations2. This theory, which assumes a Maxwellian energy distribution, implies that an essential characteristic of moving striations is a phase shift between the maxima in the variation of the electron density and electron temperature. Time-resolved Langmuir probe and microwave measurements2,3 seem to verify the theory.
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RAYMENT, S., TWIDDY, N. Electron Energy Distributions in Moving Striations. Nature 216, 674–676 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216674a0
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