Geometrical description of non-linear electrostatic oscillations in relativistic thermal plasmas

2008/07/23 by David A. Burton, Adam Noble, Burton, D. A. +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0807.3700

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Abstract

We develop a method for investigating the relationship between the shape of a 1-particle distribution and non-linear electrostatic oscillations in a collisionless plasma, incorporating transverse thermal motion. A general expression is found for the maximum sustainable electric field, and is evaluated for a particular highly anisotropic distribution.

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