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Waves in a dusty plasma over the illuminated part of the Moon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 October 2013

S. I. POPEL ,
G. E. MORFILL ,
P. K. SHUKLA  and
H. THOMAS
S. I. POPEL
Affiliation:
Institute for Dynamics of Geospheres RAS, 119334 Moscow, Russia (popel@idg.chph.ras.ru) Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 141700 Dolgoprudny, Moscow region, Russia
G. E. MORFILL
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, DE-85741 Garching, Germany
P. K. SHUKLA
Affiliation:
Ruhr-Universität-Bochum, DE-44780 Bochum, Germany
H. THOMAS
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, DE-85741 Garching, Germany
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Abstract

Waves in a dusty plasma over the lunar dayside are considered. It is shown that the relative motion of the solar wind with respect to the photoelectrons over the lunar surface leads to the excitation of high-frequency oscillations with frequencies in the range of Langmuir and electromagnetic waves. The dust acoustic wave excitation is possible in the vicinity of the lunar terminator.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 79 , Special Issue 6: Special issue in memory of Professor Padma Kant Shukla 1950-2013 , December 2013 , pp. 1071 - 1074
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