Modelling nonlinear electrostatic oscillations in plasmas

Diver, D.A. and Laing, E.W. (2016) Modelling nonlinear electrostatic oscillations in plasmas. Physics of Plasmas, 23(12), 122103. (doi: 10.1063/1.4968520)

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Abstract

The nonlinear 1-D plasma electrostatic oscillation is formulated in an analytic framework that allows closed-form analytic solutions along the characteristics, and solved numerically in configuration space. Additionally, a novel iterative analytical form for the finite-amplitude oscillation solution is derived, which compares favourably with the other two techniques. A fresh insight into the evolution of the oscillation is gained, including defining the least achievable density in the nonlinear oscillation as half of the equilibrium value, and relating the associated maximum density achievable in terms of that minimum.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Laing, Professor Ernest and Diver, Professor Declan
Authors: Diver, D.A., and Laing, E.W.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Physics of Plasmas
Publisher:American Institute of Physics
ISSN:1070-664X
ISSN (Online):1089-7674
Published Online:05 December 2016
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2016 The Authors
First Published:First published in Physics of Plasmas 23(12):122103
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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