A drift-scale plasma instability fed by an ion temperature gradient. In common electrostatic limits, Boltzmann electron response, ion temperature evolution, magnetic drifts and polarization drift determine the dynamics. Unfavorable magnetic field-line curvature can drive a toroidal branch; straight-field branches can involve parallel compression. The threshold depends on the equilibrium gradients and geometry.
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