424 research outputs found
Effect of ionization/recombination processes on the electrical interactions between positively charged particles in highly collisional plasmas
The effect of ionization and recombination processes on the electrical
interactions between a pair of small charged particles in highly collisional
plasmas is discussed. In particular, it is shown that these processes suppress
the long-range attraction between positively charged particles. The condition
corresponding to the vanishing of attraction is derived. The role of the effect
for conditions of existing experiments is estimated
Solar models and electron screening
We investigate the sensitivity of the solar model to changes in the nuclear
reaction screening factors. We show that the sound speed profile as determined
by helioseismology certainly rules out changes in the screening factors
exceeding more than 10%. A slightly improved solar model could be obtained by
enhancing screening by about 5% over the Salpeter value. We also discuss how
envelope properties of the Sun depend on screening, too. We conclude that the
solar model can be used to help settling the on-going dispute about the
``correct'' screening factors.Comment: accepted for publication by Astron. Astrophy
Induced Scattering and Two-Photon Absorption of Alfven Waves with Arbitrary Propagation Angles
The equation for temporary evolution of spectral energy of collisionless
Alfven waves is derived in framework of weak turbulence theory. The main
nonlinear processes for such conditions are induced scattering and two quantum
absorption of Alfven waves by thermal ions. The equation for velocity
distribution of thermal particles is derived that describes diffusion in
momentum space due to this nonlinear processes. Comparison is done with the
results of another authors. Results obtained are qualitatively differ from the
ones obtained for the case of Alfven waves propagation along mean magnetic
field.Comment: 8 page
Relativistic Klein-Gordon-Maxwell multistream model for quantum plasmas
A multistream model for spinless electrons in a relativistic quantum plasma
is introduced by means of a suitable fluid-like version of the
Klein-Gordon-Maxwell system. The one and two-stream cases are treated in
detail. A new linear instability condition for two-stream quantum plasmas is
obtained, generalizing the previously known non-relativistic results. In both
the one and two-stream cases, steady-state solutions reduce the model to a set
of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations, which can be numerically
solved, yielding a manifold of nonlinear periodic and soliton structures. The
validity conditions for the applicability of the model are addressed
Nonlinear propagation of light in Dirac matter
The nonlinear interaction between intense laser light and a quantum plasma is
modeled by a collective Dirac equation coupled with the Maxwell equations. The
model is used to study the nonlinear propagation of relativistically intense
laser light in a quantum plasma including the electron spin-1/2 effect. The
relativistic effects due to the high-intensity laser light lead, in general, to
a downshift of the laser frequency, similar to a classical plasma where the
relativistic mass increase leads to self-induced transparency of laser light
and other associated effects. The electron spin-1/2 effects lead to a frequency
up- or downshift of the electromagnetic (EM) wave, depending on the spin state
of the plasma and the polarization of the EM wave. For laboratory solid density
plasmas, the spin-1/2 effects on the propagation of light are small, but they
may be significant in super-dense plasma in the core of white dwarf stars. We
also discuss extensions of the model to include kinetic effects of a
distribution of the electrons on the nonlinear propagation of EM waves in a
quantum plasma.Comment: 9 pages, 2 figure
Diffusive Radiation in One-dimensional Langmuir Turbulence
We calculate spectra of radiation produced by a relativistic particle in the
presence of one-dimensional Langmuir turbulence which might be generated by a
streaming instability in the plasma, in particular, in the shock front or at
the shock-shock interactions. The shape of the radiation spectra is shown to
depend sensitively on the angle between the particle velocity and electric
field direction. The radiation spectrum in the case of exactly transverse
particle motion is degenerate and similar to that of spatially uniform Langmuir
oscillations. In case of oblique propagation, the spectrum is more complex, it
consists of a number of power-law regions and may contain a distinct
high-frequency spectral peak. %at \omega=2\omega\pe \gamma^2. The emission
process considered is relevant to various laboratory plasma settings and for
astrophysical objects as gamma-ray bursts and collimated jets.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, accepted for Phys. Rev.
Acceleration of small astrophysical grains due to charge fluctuations
We discuss a novel mechanism of dust acceleration which may dominate for
particles smaller than m. The acceleration is caused by their
direct electrostatic interactions arising from fluctuations of grain charges.
The energy source for the acceleration are the irreversible plasma processes
occurring on the grain surfaces. We show that this mechanism of
charge-fluctuation-induced acceleration likely affects the rate of grain
coagulation and shattering of the population of small grains.Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, revised version, submitted to Astrophysical
Journa
Chromodynamic Fluctuations in Quark-Gluon Plasma
Fluctuations of chromodynamic fields in the collisionless quark-gluon plasma
are found as a solution of the initial value linearized problem. The plasma
initial state is on average colorless, stationary and homogeneous. When the
state is stable, the initial fluctuations decay exponentially and in the
long-time limit a stationary spectrum of fluctuations is established. For the
equilibrium plasma it reproduces the spectrum which is provided by the
fluctuation-dissipation relation. Fluctuations in the unstable plasma, where
the memory of initial fluctuations is not lost, are also discussed.Comment: 19 pages, numerous but minor corrections, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Radiation from a charge circulating inside a waveguide with dielectric filling
The emitted power of the radiation from a charged particle moving uniformly
on a circle inside a cylindrical waveguide is considered. The expressions for
the energy flux of the radiation passing through the waveguide cross-section
are derived for both TE and TM waves. The results of the numerical evaluation
are presented for the number of emitted quanta depending on the waveguide
radius, the radius of the charge rotation orbit and dielectric permittivity of
the filling medium. These results are compared with the corresponding
quantities for the synchrotron radiation in a homogeneous medium.Comment: 10 pages, Latex, four EPS figure
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