Anomalous skin effects in a weakly magnetized degenerate electron plasma

Journal Article · Mon Sep 15 04:00:00 EDT 2014 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4894698· OSTI ID:22303618

Sarfraz, M. ^[1]; Shah, H. A. ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, GC University Lahore, Katchery Road, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
2. Forman Christian College University, Farozpur Road, Lahore 54600 (Pakistan)

Fully relativistic analysis of anomalous skin effects for parallel propagating waves in a weakly magnetized degenerate electron plasma is presented and a graphical comparison is made with the results obtained using relativistic Maxwellian distribution function [G. Abbas, M. F. Bashir, and G. Murtaza, Phys. Plasmas 18, 102115 (2011)]. It is found that the penetration depth for R- and L-waves for degenerate case is qualitatively small in comparison with the Maxwellian plasma case. The quantitative reduction due to weak magnetic field in the skin depth in R-wave for degenerate plasma is large as compared to the non-degenerate one. By ignoring the ambient magnetic field, previous results for degenerate field free case are salvaged [A. F. Alexandrov, A. S. Bogdankevich, and A. A. Rukhadze, Principles of Plasma Electrodynamics (Springer-Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg, 1984), p. 90].

• OSTI ID: 22303618
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 21; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
ELECTRONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
PENETRATION DEPTH
PLASMA
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SEISMIC SURFACE WAVES