Ultrafast electron holes in plasma phase space dynamics

Abstract Electron holes (EH) are localized modes in plasma kinetic theory which appear as vortices in phase space. Earlier research on EH is based on the Schamel distribution function (df). A novel df is proposed here, generalizing the original Schamel df in a recursive manner. Nonlinear solutions o...

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Autores principales: Seyyed Mehdi Hosseini Jenab, Gert Brodin, James Juno, Ioannis Kourakis
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/ff510ea116ce41d9b9a0253f5008a872
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Sumario:Abstract Electron holes (EH) are localized modes in plasma kinetic theory which appear as vortices in phase space. Earlier research on EH is based on the Schamel distribution function (df). A novel df is proposed here, generalizing the original Schamel df in a recursive manner. Nonlinear solutions obtained by kinetic simulations are presented, with velocities twice the electron thermal speed. Using 1D-1V kinetic simulations, their propagation characteristics are traced and their stability is established by studying their long-time evolution and their behavior through mutual collisions.