Title :
Algebraic method to analyse the ion-beam plasma instability in quasineutral plasma
Author :
Silva, J. ; Puerta, J. ; Cereceda, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Simon Bolivar Univ., Caracas, Venezuela
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. In this paper we present a method for solving the dispersion relation in the ion-beam plasma system for the quasineutral regime where we perform a transformation of the dispersion relation using a multipolar and very accurate approximation of the Z dispersion function obtaining a polinomial form easier to solve than other methods currently presented in the literature. In order to obtain the dispersion relation in the one dimensional quasineutral ion-beam plasma system, we use in a global sense, quasineutral fluid techniques in order to describe the electrons and the ambipolar field to avoid the use of the Poisson equation. Kinetic treatment and a Maxwellian distribution function are used for ions. Calculations for a single beam-plasma system are carried out and time and space growth rates are obtained (a multi beam-plasma system can also be analysed). This kind of treatment is very relevant to simulate such systems via PIC methods.
Keywords :
dispersion relations; ion beam effects; plasma instability; plasma-beam interactions; Kinetic treatment; Maxwellian distribution function; Poisson equation; algebraic method; ambipolar field; dispersion relation; ion-beam plasma instability; multi beam-plasma system; multipolar approximation; particle-in-cell methods; quasineutral plasma; Computer simulation; Dispersion; Distribution functions; Electrons; High intensity discharge lamps; Kinetic theory; Navier-Stokes equations; Physics; Plasma simulation; Poisson equations;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2000. ICOPS 2000. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 27th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5982-8
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2000.854656