Self-excited plasmon polaritons in counterstreaming quantum plasmas

Journal Article · Mon Dec 14 23:00:00 EST 2009 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3259958· OSTI ID:21371234

Moslem, W M ^[1]; Lazar, M ^[2]; Sabry, R ^[3]; Shukla, P K ^[4]

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1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science-Port Said, Suez Canal University (Egypt)
2. Center for Plasma Astrophysics, Celestijnenlaan 200B, 3001 Leuven (Belgium) and Research Department Plasmas with Complex Interactions, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, D-44780 Bochum (Germany)
3. Theoretical Physics Group, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Damietta Branch, New Damietta 34517 (Egypt)
4. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Lehrstuhl IV: Weltraum-und Astrophysik, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, D-44780 Bochum (Germany)

The effect of counterstreaming on the quantum plasmon-polariton excitation is examined. For this purpose, the dispersion relation describing a counterstreaming quantum plasma system has been derived. Solutions are displayed numerically and analyzed for different values of the quantum parameters and the streaming electrons. It is found that the quantum effects and the two-stream instability are relevant for the self-consistently excited surface plasmon polaritons.

• OSTI ID: 21371234
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 16; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
DISPERSION RELATIONS
ELECTRONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
FERMIONS
INSTABILITY
LEPTONS
PLASMA
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
PLASMONS
POLARONS
QUANTUM PLASMA
QUASI PARTICLES
TWO-STREAM INSTABILITY