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Second-order oscillations of a Vlasov–Poisson plasma in Fourier-transformed velocity space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Zdeněk Sedláček  and
Luigi Nocera
Zdeněk Sedláček
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Pod vodárenskou věží 4, CS-182 11 Prague 8, Czech Republic
Luigi Nocera
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Pod vodárenskou věží 4, CS-182 11 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Abstract

We study the Vlasov–Poisson system of equations in Fourier-transformed velocity space. First we reformulate some results of the linear theory: in the new representation the van Kampen–Case eigenmodes are found to be ordinary functions with convenient continuity properties. We give a transparent derivation of the free-streaming temporal echo in terms of the kinematics of wave packets in Fourier-transformed velocity space. We further extend this analysis to include Coulomb interactions, which allows us to establish a connection between the echo theory, the second-order oscillations of Best and the phenomenon of linear side bands. The calculation of the time evolution of the global second-order electric field is performed in detail in the case of a Maxwellian equilibrium distribution function. We conclude that the phenomenon of linear side bands may be properly explained in terms of the intrinsic features of the equilibrium distribution function.

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Research Article
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 48 , Issue 3 , December 1992 , pp. 367 - 389
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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