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Strong Langmuir turbulence in Kappa distributed plasmas

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3675875· OSTI ID:22043564
 [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Physics and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330047 (China)
  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047 (China)
Superthermal electrons are often observed in space and astrophysics and can be appropriate modeled by the family of Kappa distribution functions. Taking the nonlinear wave-wave, wave-particle interactions and the effect of superthermal electrons into account, the strong Langmuir turbulence is investigated in kinetic regime. The modified Zakharov equations are obtained for the case of no damping or driving terms. On the basis of these equations, dynamics of collapse have been studied by the means of the general virial theorem, and the collapse thresholds which are strong modified by superthermal index {kappa}{sub e} are given.
OSTI ID:
22043564
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 19; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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