title: Measurements of inertial limit Alfvén wave dispersion for finite perpendicular wave number.
abstract: Measurements of the dispersion relation for shear Alfvén waves as a function of perpendicular wave number are reported for the inertial regime for which V{A}>V{Te}. The parallel phase velocity and damping are determined as k{ perpendicular} varies and the measurements are compared to theoretical predictions. The comparison shows that the best agreement between theory and experiment is achieved for a fully complex plasma dispersion relation which includes the effects of electron collisions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa 203 Van Allen Hall, Iowa City, Iowa 52245, USA. craig-kletzing@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kletzing
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Thuecks
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Skiff
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bounds
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vincena