Wave dispersion in a counterstreaming, relativistic thermal, magnetized, electron-positron plasma

Journal Article · Sun May 15 04:00:00 EDT 2011 · Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics (Print)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVE.83.056407· OSTI ID:21560295

Verdon, M W; Melrose, D B ^[1]

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1. School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006 (Australia)

The dispersion equation is analyzed for waves in a strongly magnetized, electron-positron plasma in which counterstreaming electrons and positrons have a relativistic thermal distribution in their respective rest frames, for propagation parallel to the magnetic field. We derive the response tensor for the medium, demonstrate the dispersion curves for different temperatures, and discuss the differences from the cold-plasma case. Application to the case of pulsar magnetospheres is discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21560295
• Journal Information: Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics (Print), Journal Name: Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics (Print) Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 83; ISSN 1539-3755
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ATMOSPHERES
COLD PLASMA
COSMIC RADIO SOURCES
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRON-POSITRON INTERACTIONS
ENERGY RANGE
INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIZATION
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PLASMA
PLASMA WAVES
PULSARS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
STELLAR ATMOSPHERES
STELLAR MAGNETOSPHERES
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION