Dissipation of Energy of an AC Electric Field in a Semi-Infinite Electron Plasma with Mirror Boundary Conditions
- Moscow Region State University (Russian Federation)
Absorption of the electromagnetic energy in a semi-infinite electron plasma is calculated for an arbitrary degree of the electron gas degeneracy. Absorption is determined by solving the boundary-value problem on the oscillations of electron plasma in a half-space with mirror boundary conditions for electrons. The Vlasov−Boltzmann kinetic equation with the Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook collision integral for the electron distribution function and Maxwell’s equation for the electric field are employed. The electron distribution function and the electric field inside plasma are searched for in the form of expansions in the eigenfunctions of the initial set of equations. The expansion coefficients are found for the case of mirror boundary conditions. The contribution of the plasma surface to absorption is analyzed. Cases with different degrees of electron gas degeneracy are considered. It is shown that absorption of the electromagnetic energy near the surface depends substantially on the ratio between the electric field frequency and the volumetric electron collision frequency.
- OSTI ID:
- 22763213
- Journal Information:
- Plasma Physics Reports, Vol. 44, Issue 10; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2018 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-780X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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