Published August 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Spin effect on parametric decay of oblique Langmuir wave in degenerate magneto-plasmas

  • 1. Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore-54000 (Pakistan)
  • 2. Salam Chair in Physics, Government College University, Lahore-54000 (Pakistan)

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The electron spin −1/2 effects on the parametric decay instability of oblique Langmuir wave into low-frequency electromagnetic shear Alfven wave and Left-Handed Circularly Polarized wave (LHCP) has been investigated in detail, in an electron-ion quantum plasma immersed in the uniform external magnetic field. Incorporating the quantum effects due to electron spin, Fermi pressure and Bohm potential term, the quantum magneto-hydrodynamic (QMHD) model has been used to investigate the linear and nonlinear response of the plasma species for three-wave coupling interaction in a quantum magneto-plasmas. Nonlinear dispersion relations and growth rate of the problem have been derived analytically. It has been shown that the spin of electrons has considerable effect on the growth rate of parametric instability problem even when the external magnetic field B0 is below the quantum critical magnetic field strength BQ=4.4138×1013G

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Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
8
Journal Page Range
p. 082124-082124.7
ISSN
1070-664X
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PHPAEN

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