Published December 1977 | Version v1
Journal article

Electronic oscillations in a hot plasma due the non-Maxwellian velocity distributions

  • 1. Instituto de Pesquisas Espaciais, Sao Jose dos Campos (Brazil)

Description

In a completely ionized hot plasma, with a non-Maxwellian electron velocity distribution, it is shown that, depending on the electron temperature, oscillations may occur at the elctron plasma and gyro frequencies. For three different electron velocity distributions, it is shown the oscillations dependency on the temperature. This situation occurs in the ionospheric plasma when artificially heated by HF radio waves. If the distribution is Maxwellian, the oscillation only occur near the electron plasma frequency

Abstract (Portuguese)

Em um plasma quente, completamente ionizado e com distribuicao de velocidades nao Maxwelliana, e teoricamente possivel, dependendo da temperatura dos eletrons, haver oscilacoes nas frequencias eletronicas e de girofrequencia do plasma. Para tres tipos de funcoes de distribuicao de velocidades e mostrada a influencia da temperatura nas frequencias de oscilacao. Essa situacao ocorre no plasma ionosferico quando aquecido artificialmente por meio de ondas de radio de alta frequencia. Quando a distribuicao e Maxwelliana, as oscilacoes se limitam a frequencia eletronica do plasma

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Portuguese)
Oscilacoes eletronicas em um plasma quente devido as distribuicoes de velocidade nao Maxwellianas

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Rev. Bras. Fis.
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
3
Series
Rev. Bras. Fis.
Journal Page Range
621-642
ISSN
0374-4992

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