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Nonlinear Landau damping of transverse electromagnetic waves in dusty plasmas

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3096715· OSTI ID:21277043
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  1. E. Andronikashvili Institute of Physics, Tbilisi 0171 (Georgia)
  2. Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
  3. Salam Chair in Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
High-frequency transverse electromagnetic waves in a collisionless isotropic dusty plasma damp via nonlinear Landau damping. Taking into account the latter we have obtained a generalized set of Zakharov equations with local and nonlocal terms. Then from this coupled set of Zakharov equations a kinetic nonlinear Schroedinger equation with local and nonlocal nonlinearities is derived for special cases. It is shown that the modulation of the amplitude of the electromagnetic waves leads to the modulation instability through the nonlinear Landau damping term. The maximum growth rate is obtained for the special case when the group velocity of electromagnetic waves is close to the dust acoustic velocity.
OSTI ID:
21277043
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 16; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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