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Badic Plaama texrameters amd Farticle Metron PLASMA FREQUENCY Physical Picture ¢ © Gnsider am {deal stuation of an leniged G2. An obbeubly of electrons aud fons, Uniformly AUstributed. oe BW Plaoma is now neutral . Su Z : e Assume €° ond i** are motionless ie. No thermal motion. e@ hetus distribute the picture 0 Nou, Letus Aisturbe the Plasma. Allow seme electrons 43 move ints another region thus leasing positive charge . CO--- ++ +090 o0O- -—- ++ +090 CO- ~ = ++ +00 Ooo ——_ + a i. Neutral negative Potitive neutral © Kesults¢)Loead charge gives wise te an electric Rield E, e @) electrons respend mere rapidly Js (i «) electrons acquire Rinetic energy. 4) Whew electrons vetven te Tnthal Position 5 ploama ‘becomes weetrad oud E goes back to zero. (5) OM of Initial elechmsteic Pohentia! energy “at purturbation” Converted toainelc energy - C6) K-E. Corres electrons past their ‘nttial posthon. C1) Plasma, Again, becomes now neutral (BEledric. Field is set awn oud retards eee metion. as (4) electron velocity clecreases and reaches 0. (le) KE. Cawverted 46 electroshehic potential every: (ID Stuahion is idewhiend to Haacdod initial pertirloas wit & eppasit. 42) Continue for a second nal eycle 5 eneryy Shifts from PE. Js KE. oud back again. Madshema! ca La ; equation ef mehion (Stugle electron) : m x =-ef§ Gauss Theorew, : JE : as = + C4» chorge contained tn closed + any “oe T3388 Wer T o- —-|+4 Bas-\ o00———|+ + Lodo 4 000———|+ + +000 ke oe . Let n be equili brivm particle Number cleasity q=-Lene *(E.de electrn plosma Prequen 2 e+ Op, xm =o = Shamenle melon numer cad value s = f, 4 Yn, Cuz) (m73) One Com get Lhe Seure ouduer when \eokiing tate the elecksic Field ar the potential gradients elie upon perturbation, thin Sayer of thickness 1 develope wth shit aud electron charge js i hemporacl" im excess of the onjerage « ‘eisson's equations 2 edn, =en at == a & dx °c? Force on particle ef charge © od mas M1 ae dt 2 ie Red w= Siwple \rwrmonte motion Qe Q. Cod (Lot+ & wih 4d, = Quplitude oud p= priate between OY wih Ws oigulan serdar = Wp = Nee? awe one Com alec get the dame Qudwer when looking Xoo plasma slab aud balance Lhe pressure, then uttlizing Poisson's equalion . Electron plooma Frequency for discharges 1s in dhe mnvcrowaue region (4-40 Gity). Inpertonce of plaoma Frequency 3 C1) Communication wKMe —> ons Cie, Ploama oscillations axe dauped by Collisions ond ovo Colliston\essly (Lomdouw clamping ) Gyro “cyclotron” Frequency % ae mite, -Ceatapagel r a =z a charged ©OsB Particle in a eee, Uniform Magnehe B=28, field qyrakes OKound the B- Field iw OM orbit with mds Y Equation oP motions mM ar = 4(7xXB) m Se = nae = 348 ™” is Bo airs ™ a. =o ei a pn Ay ae pena Seite SE i: Te This meas doc dhe charaed particle § heb exerciging a Warmenic mation oma } fs orbits WK a Frequency = Abe oa “a, “Thems T= UL Cor (Wb+d) and Vy = -07 Stn (Wet + fF) a Looking 4s ‘he Porces s ° Lovewlg force = oa force 4 708 nee ~ ei Vi oe) ie i = or) gure radius "or Larmor Radius "(17 Gnd ¢ 2 = Sn Wt+4)+ Ge Sind) = 1 Cost+) +(4,-4 Gs d) Electrons ond Jons will gyrate OKound B (wn opposite direchions at different frequencies (Wee > Wo;) es Woe = Me ZeB wo. 2 ee Cu ™m; Qwd 3 ae Ve =+ Cree) ‘oe 7 2 Be i om 1 (8m AN oc "7B We, Z2B\ Ne fieee ty eV, Az aio = Otome ma: [se RU, one Sake an onexage Lhermal Nelocihtes over a Maxwellian Aistriloution a j Also, Tel th Tew be expressed “\n heems ot accelerating or Cewiging ) potential ts Substitute for OT tm = eE then Ror Gu electron ¢ T; * \e dd X10" _ Es Cem) ‘Qauss ond Ap = lon mass tn amu

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