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A parametric study of the influence of non-thermal ions on linear dust-acoustic waves in an unmagnetized dusty plasma
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 May 2005
Abstract
The influence of non-thermal ions on linear dust-acoustic waves is studied in an unmagnetized plasma consisting of ions which have a non-thermal velocity distribution, Boltzmann-distributed electrons and streaming dust particles. A detailed examination is conducted of the dependence of the real frequency and growth rate of the excited instability on the dust drift speed, temperature, particle densities and the parameter $\alpha$ that determines the non-thermal nature of the energetic ions. Comparisons with approximate analytical solutions are also made.
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