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Kinetic theory of transverse plasmons in pair plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2010

S. Q. LIU  and
Y. LIU
S. Q. LIU
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
Y. LIU
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China School of Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China (sqlgroup@ncu.edu.cn)
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Abstract

A set of nonlinear governing equations for interactions of transverse plasmons with pair plasmas is derived from Vlasov–Maxwell equations. It is shown the ponderomotive force induced by high-frequency transverse plasmons will expel the pair particles away, resulting in the formation of density cavity in which transverse plasmons are trapped. Numerical results show the envelope of wave fields will collapse and break into a filamentary structure due to the spatially inhomogeneous growth rate. The results obtained would be useful for understanding the nonlinear propagation behavior of intense electromagnetic waves in pair plasmas.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 77 , Issue 2 , April 2011 , pp. 145 - 153
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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