A Mathieu equation for dust charge dynamics in multi-component dusty plasmas

I. Kourakis, M. Momeni, P. K. Shukla

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Abstract

The parametric excitation of dust acoustic oscillations due to dust grain charge fluctuations in a four-component plasma consisting of positive and negative inertial dust grains and a thermalized (Maxwellian) background of electrons and ions is investigated. Employing a two-fluid plasma description, and assuming a periodic fluctuation of the dust charge Q, a Mathieu-type ordinary differential equation is obtained for the dust number density, and analyzed via an averaging technique.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publication33rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2006, EPS 2006 - Europhysics Conference Abstracts
Pages964-967
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2006
Event33rd European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics 2006, EPS 2006 - Rome, Italy
Duration: 19 Jun 200623 Jun 2006

Publication series

Name33rd EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2006, EPS 2006
Volume2

Conference

Conference33rd European Physical Society Conference on Plasma Physics 2006, EPS 2006
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period19/06/0623/06/06

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