SMALL AMPLITUDE ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC PLASMA OSCILLATIONS
Electrostatic-acoustic disturbances will propagate with but slight-attenuation through an ionized medium, even if the medium includes high concentrations of neutral particles. Thus a propagation mode must exist in which most of the kinetic energy resides in the electrons, rather than the ions. A theory is obtained comprising both an ionic and an electronic mode, by deriving a set of differential equations that describe small amplitude, longitudinal, coherent oscillations in the plasma. Such a theory is briefly compared with recent observations.
- Research Organization:
- Sylvania Electric Products Inc. Electronic Defense Labs., Mountain View, Calif.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-022717
- OSTI ID:
- 4726368
- Report Number(s):
- EDL-M488; AD-285146
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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