On the perpendicular propagating modes in the ultra-relativistic weakly magnetized plasma

Journal Article · Sun Mar 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4916050· OSTI ID:22408183

Abbas, Gohar; Iqbal, Z. ^[1]; Murtaza, G. ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, GC University Lahore, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
2. Department of Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320 (Pakistan)

The dispersion relations for the weakly magnetized perpendicular propagating modes (O-mode, X-mode, and upper hybrid mode) based on the ultra-relativistic Fermi-Dirac distribution function with chemical potential are derived using the Vlasov–Maxwell model. The results are presented in terms of Polylog functions without making any approximation. It is found that as the ratio μ/T is increased, the cutoff points shift downward. A comparison is also performed with the previously derived results for ultra-relativistic Maxwellian distribution.

• OSTI ID: 22408183
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
BOLTZMANN STATISTICS
BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION
DISPERSION RELATIONS
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS
MAGNETIZATION
PLASMA
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
WAVE PROPAGATION