Dust heating by Alfvén waves using non-Maxwellian distribution function
- Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
- Department of Physics, Forman Christian College, Lahore 54600 (Pakistan)
- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (United States)
Quasilinear theory is employed in order to evaluate the resonant heating rate by Alfvén waves, of multiple species dust particles in a hot, collisionless, and magnetized plasma, with the underlying assumption that the dust velocity distribution function can be modeled by a generalized (r, q) distribution function. The kinetic linear dispersion relation for the electromagnetic dust cyclotron Alfvén waves is derived, and the dependence of the heating rate on the magnetic field, mass, and density of the dust species is subsequently investigated. The heating rate and its dependence on the spectral indices r and q of the distribution function are also investigated. It is found that the heating is sensitive to negative value of spectral index r.
- OSTI ID:
- 22490071
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 8; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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