Fully kinetic simulation of ion acoustic and dust-ion acoustic waves

S. M. Hosseini Jenab, I. Kourakis, H. Abbasi

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Abstract

A series of numerical simulations is presented, based on a recurrence-free Vlasov kinetic model using kinetic phase point trajectories. All plasma components are modeled kinetically via a Vlasov evolution equation, then coupled through Poisson's equation. The dynamics of ion acoustic waves in an electron-ion and in a dusty (electron-ion-dust) plasma configuration are investigated, focusing on wave decay due to Landau damping and, in particular, on the parametric dependence of the damping rate on the dust concentration and on the electron-to-ion temperature ratio. In the absence of dust, the occurrence of damping was observed, as expected, and its dependence to the relative magnitude of the electron vs ion temperature(s) was investigated. When present, the dust component influences the charge balance, enabling dust-ion acoustic waves to survive Landau damping even in the extreme regime where Te ≃ Ti. The Landau damping rate is shown to be minimized for a strong dust concentration orand for a high value of the electron-to-ion temperature ratio. Our results confirm earlier theoretical considerations and contribute to the interpretation of experimental observations of dust-ion acoustic wave characteristics.

Original languageBritish English
Article number073703
JournalPhysics of Plasmas
Volume18
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2011

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