Abstract
The instability of the electromagnetic linearly polarized mode propagating perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field is studied by using the Vlasov equation for a counterstreaming electron plasma with anisotropic temperatures. An instability occurs if the streaming velocity exceeds a certain threshold value which can be below that required to excite the electrostatic two-stream instability. It is found that temperature perpendicular to the field has a stabilizing effect, while parallel temperature enhances the electromagnetic instability. Typical growth rates are of the order of the electron cyclotron frequency.
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