Bohm criterion in a dusty plasma with nonextensive electrons and cold ions
- School of Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong 226019 (China)
- School of Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047 (China)
The Bohm criterion in a dusty plasma containing nonextensively distributed electrons and cold ions is investigated within the framework of probe model including the effects of dust charge fluctuation. It is shown that the critical Mach number upshifts with the decrease of electron nonextensive parameter (q{sub e}) and the increase of the ion-to-electron number density ratio (R{sub n}) when the effects of dust charge fluctuation are out of consideration. Once the effects of dust charge fluctuation are included, with the increase of R{sub n}, the critical Mach number increases first, then decreases. The slop of the critical Mach number curves in the region R{sub n} Much-Greater-Than 1 for q{sub e}>1 becomes more gradual than that for q{sub e}<1. When critical Mach number is defined with respect to modified ion acoustic wave speed, it should be larger than unity in the case free of dust charge fluctuation. Whereas when R{sub n} Much-Greater-Than 1, it may be smaller than unity due to the effect of dust charge fluctuation.
- OSTI ID:
- 22130488
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 20, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2013 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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