Title :
On the Phase Velocity of Ion-Acoustic Waves
Author :
Hershkowitz, Noah ; Lamm, Albert J.
Abstract :
Numerical solutions of the Vlasov "dispersion relation" show that the phase velocity of ion-acoustic waves can be approximated by ¿/k = ¿Te/mi(1 + k2/kD2) + ¿iTi/mi. The effective value of ¿i varies from 3 to 4.8 for Te/Ti<60 and ¿/¿pi<0.9.
Keywords :
Dispersion; Electrons; Equations; Frequency; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma temperature; Plasma waves; Probes; Tellurium; Temperature distribution;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.1980.4317317
