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Spatial evolution of finite-amplitude plasma waves in collisionless plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Shih-Tung Tsai
Shih-Tung Tsai
Affiliation:
Center for Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland
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Abstract

A numerical simulation concerning the spatial evolution of electron plasma waves and electron distributions in collisionless plasmas is performed. Only those particles in and around the resonant region are followed numerically, while the bulk plasma is treated analytically. Our results are in good agreement with existing theoretical results as well as experimental observations. The method introduced here is valid for waves with arbitrary amplitude. It does not depend on either a large-amplitude asymptotic expansion or a small-amplitude perturbation scheme.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 11 , Issue 2 , April 1974 , pp. 213 - 223
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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