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Plasma potential deformation due to localized large‐amplitude electron plasma waves
Author(s) -
Sato Naoyuki,
Hatakeyama Rikizo,
Sato Noriyoshi
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/93gl00074
Subject(s) - ponderomotive force , electron , plasma , physics , amplitude , waves in plasmas , electromagnetic electron wave , atomic physics , plasma oscillation , electron flow , two stream instability , acceleration , drop (telecommunication) , classical mechanics , optics , quantum mechanics , telecommunications , computer science
There appears a drastic potential drop along a collisionless magnetized plasma flow in the presence of localized large‐amplitude electron plasma waves generated externally. The phenomenon is attributed to ponderomotive force on electrons and nonlinear electron acceleration due to enhanced wave damping.