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