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Nonlinear interaction of electrostatic surface waves in a semi-infinite plasma. Part 1. Derivation of the coupled mode equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

V. Atanassov ,
R. Mateev  and
I. Zhelyazkov
V. Atanassov
Affiliation:
Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, 1126 Sofia, Bulgaria
R. Mateev
Affiliation:
Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, 1126 Sofia, Bulgaria
I. Zhelyazkov
Affiliation:
Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, 1126 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Abstract

We have derived a set of coupled mode equations which govern the nonlinear interaction of three high-frequency electrostatic surface waves through a low-frequency density perturbation produced by them. The set is compared with that obtained when a similar problem is solved for bulk waves in an infinite plasma. Some differences are shown to exist caused by the specific features of surface waves such as the amplitude attenuation normal to the interface and their hybrid nature.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , October 1981 , pp. 217 - 230
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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