Published October 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Effect of secondary electron emission on Jean's instability in a complex plasma in the presence of nonthermal ions

  • 1. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Calcutta, 92 Acharya Prafulla Chandra Road, Kolkata, 700009 (India)

Description

In this paper, we have investigated the role of secondary electron emission on Jean's instability in a complex plasma in the presence of nonthermal ions. The equilibrium dust surface potential has been considered negative and hence primary and secondary electron temperatures are equal. Such plasma consists of three components: Boltzman distributed electrons, nonthermal ions and negatively charged inertial dust grains. From the linear dispersion relation, we have calculated the real frequency and growth rate of Jean's instability. Numerically, we have shown that for strong ion nonthermality Jean's mode is unstable. Growth of the instability reduces and the real part of the wave frequency increases with increasing secondary electron emission from dust grains. Hence, strong secondary electron emission suppresses Jean's instability in a complex plasma even when ion nonthermality is strong and equilibrium dust charge is negative.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-8949/84/04/045501

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica Scripta (Online)
Journal Volume
84
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
[5 p.]
ISSN
1402-4896

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43044311
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
DISPERSION RELATIONS; DUSTS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONS; EQUILIBRIUM; IONS; PLASMA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; SECONDARY EMISSION; SURFACE POTENTIAL
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EMISSION; FERMIONS; INSTABILITY; LEPTONS; POTENTIALS