PRE: Plasma physics http://pre.aps.org/ Recently published articles in Phys. Rev. E in the Table of Content section "Plasma physics" hourly 1 2012-02-10T21:05:31-05:00 rss@aps.org assocpub@aps.org 2012-02-10T21:05:31-05:00 en Copyright © 2012 the American Physical Society. Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Copyright © 2012 the American Physical Society assocpub@aps.org Relativistic magnetohydrodynamics in one dimension http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.026401 Author(s): Maxim Lyutikov and Samuel Hadden<br/><p>We derive a number of solutions for one-dimensional dynamics of relativistic magnetized plasma that can be used as benchmark estimates in relativistic hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic numerical codes. First, we analyze the properties of simple waves of fast modes propagating orthogonally to the ...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 85, 026401] Published Fri Feb 03, 2012 Author(s): Maxim Lyutikov and Samuel Hadden

We derive a number of solutions for one-dimensional dynamics of relativistic magnetized plasma that can be used as benchmark estimates in relativistic hydrodynamic and magnetohydrodynamic numerical codes. First, we analyze the properties of simple waves of fast modes propagating orthogonally to the ...

[Phys. Rev. E 85, 026401] Published Fri Feb 03, 2012

]]> Relativistic magnetohydrodynamics in one dimension Maxim Lyutikov and Samuel Hadden 2012-02-03T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.85.026401 Phys. Rev. E 85, 026401 (2012) article Physical Review E 85 2 2012-02-03T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.026401 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.026401 026401 Plasma physics Plasma physics Radiation-pressure-dominant acceleration: Polarization and radiation reaction effects and energy increase in three-dimensional simulations http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016407 Author(s): M. Tamburini, T. V. Liseykina, F. Pegoraro, and A. Macchi<br/><p>Polarization and radiation reaction (RR) effects in the interaction of a superintense laser pulse (<span><span style="font-style: italic;">I</span>&gt;10<sup>23</sup></span> <span>W cm<sup>−2</sup></span>) with a thin plasma foil are investigated with three dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. For a linearly polarized laser pulse, strong anisotropies such as the formation of ...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016407] Published Mon Jan 30, 2012 Author(s): M. Tamburini, T. V. Liseykina, F. Pegoraro, and A. Macchi

Polarization and radiation reaction (RR) effects in the interaction of a superintense laser pulse (I>1023 W cm−2) with a thin plasma foil are investigated with three dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. For a linearly polarized laser pulse, strong anisotropies such as the formation of ...

[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016407] Published Mon Jan 30, 2012

]]> Radiation-pressure-dominant acceleration: Polarization and radiation reaction effects and energy increase in three-dimensional simulations M. Tamburini, T. V. Liseykina, F. Pegoraro, and A. Macchi 2012-01-30T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016407 Phys. Rev. E 85, 016407 (2012) article Physical Review E 85 1 2012-01-30T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016407 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016407 016407 Plasma physics Plasma physics Coulomb double helical structure http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016406 Author(s): Tetsuo Kamimura and Osamu Ishihara<br/><p>Structures of Coulomb clusters formed by dust particles in a plasma are studied by numerical simulation. Our study reveals the presence of various types of self-organized structures of a cluster confined in a prolate spheroidal electrostatic potential. The stable configurations depend on a prolatene...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016406] Published Wed Jan 25, 2012 Author(s): Tetsuo Kamimura and Osamu Ishihara

Structures of Coulomb clusters formed by dust particles in a plasma are studied by numerical simulation. Our study reveals the presence of various types of self-organized structures of a cluster confined in a prolate spheroidal electrostatic potential. The stable configurations depend on a prolatene...

[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016406] Published Wed Jan 25, 2012

]]> Coulomb double helical structure Tetsuo Kamimura and Osamu Ishihara 2012-01-25T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016406 Phys. Rev. E 85, 016406 (2012) article Physical Review E 85 1 2012-01-25T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016406 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016406 016406 Plasma physics Plasma physics Energy deposition of multi-MeV protons in compressed targets of fast-ignition inertial confinement fusion http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016405 Author(s): M. Mahdavi and T. Koohrokhi<br/><p>The energy loss and penetration of multi-megelectronvolt protons into a uniform deuterium-tritium (DT) plasma has been calculated. The effects of nuclear elastic scattering and Coulomb interactions are treated from a unified point of view. In general, multiple scattering enhances the proton linear-e...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016405] Published Tue Jan 24, 2012 Author(s): M. Mahdavi and T. Koohrokhi

The energy loss and penetration of multi-megelectronvolt protons into a uniform deuterium-tritium (DT) plasma has been calculated. The effects of nuclear elastic scattering and Coulomb interactions are treated from a unified point of view. In general, multiple scattering enhances the proton linear-e...

[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016405] Published Tue Jan 24, 2012

]]> Energy deposition of multi-MeV protons in compressed targets of fast-ignition inertial confinement fusion M. Mahdavi and T. Koohrokhi 2012-01-24T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016405 Phys. Rev. E 85, 016405 (2012) article Physical Review E 85 1 2012-01-24T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016405 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016405 016405 Plasma physics Plasma physics Interaction of charged particles with localized electrostatic waves in a magnetized plasma http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016404 Author(s): Y. Kominis, A. K. Ram, and K. Hizanidis<br/><p>Charged particle interaction with localized wave packets in a magnetic field is formulated using the canonical perturbation theory and the Lie transform theory. An electrostatic wave packet characterized by a wide range of group and phase velocities as well as spatial extent along and across the mag...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016404] Published Fri Jan 20, 2012 Author(s): Y. Kominis, A. K. Ram, and K. Hizanidis

Charged particle interaction with localized wave packets in a magnetic field is formulated using the canonical perturbation theory and the Lie transform theory. An electrostatic wave packet characterized by a wide range of group and phase velocities as well as spatial extent along and across the mag...

[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016404] Published Fri Jan 20, 2012

]]> Interaction of charged particles with localized electrostatic waves in a magnetized plasma Y. Kominis, A. K. Ram, and K. Hizanidis 2012-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016404 Phys. Rev. E 85, 016404 (2012) article Physical Review E 85 1 2012-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016404 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016404 016404 Plasma physics Plasma physics Fast saturation of the two-plasmon-decay instability for shock-ignition conditions http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016403 Author(s): S. Weber, C. Riconda, O. Klimo, A. Héron, and V. T. Tikhonchuk<br/><p>Two-plasmon-decay (TPD) instability is investigated for conditions relevant for the shock-ignition (SI) scheme of inertial confinement fusion. Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that in a hot, large-scale plasma, TPD develops in concomitance with stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). It ...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016403] Published Fri Jan 20, 2012 Author(s): S. Weber, C. Riconda, O. Klimo, A. Héron, and V. T. Tikhonchuk

Two-plasmon-decay (TPD) instability is investigated for conditions relevant for the shock-ignition (SI) scheme of inertial confinement fusion. Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that in a hot, large-scale plasma, TPD develops in concomitance with stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). It ...

[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016403] Published Fri Jan 20, 2012

]]> Fast saturation of the two-plasmon-decay instability for shock-ignition conditions S. Weber, C. Riconda, O. Klimo, A. Héron, and V. T. Tikhonchuk 2012-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016403 Phys. Rev. E 85, 016403 (2012) article Physical Review E 85 1 2012-01-20T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016403 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016403 016403 Plasma physics Plasma physics Time evolution and energy deposition for ion clusters injected into magnetized two-component plasmas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016402 Author(s): Zhang-Hu Hu, Yuan-Hong Song, and You-Nian Wang<br/><p>A two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation model is proposed to study the time evolution and energy deposition for ion clusters injected into magnetized two-component plasmas. The injection of an isolated ion cluster is studied in the case of weak and strong magnetic fields. For strong magnetic f...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016402] Published Fri Jan 13, 2012 Author(s): Zhang-Hu Hu, Yuan-Hong Song, and You-Nian Wang

A two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation model is proposed to study the time evolution and energy deposition for ion clusters injected into magnetized two-component plasmas. The injection of an isolated ion cluster is studied in the case of weak and strong magnetic fields. For strong magnetic f...

[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016402] Published Fri Jan 13, 2012

]]> Time evolution and energy deposition for ion clusters injected into magnetized two-component plasmas Zhang-Hu Hu, Yuan-Hong Song, and You-Nian Wang 2012-01-13T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016402 Phys. Rev. E 85, 016402 (2012) article Physical Review E 85 1 2012-01-13T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016402 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016402 016402 Plasma physics Plasma physics Terahertz radiation generation by beating of two spatial-Gaussian lasers in the presence of a static magnetic field http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016401 Author(s): Anil K. Malik, Hitendra K. Malik, and Ulrich Stroth<br/><p>Resonant excitation of terahertz (THz) radiation based on beating of two spatial-Gaussian lasers having different frequencies and wave numbers but the same electric field amplitudes is proposed in a spatially periodic density plasma in the presence of a static magnetic field applied perpendicular to...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016401] Published Wed Jan 11, 2012 Author(s): Anil K. Malik, Hitendra K. Malik, and Ulrich Stroth

Resonant excitation of terahertz (THz) radiation based on beating of two spatial-Gaussian lasers having different frequencies and wave numbers but the same electric field amplitudes is proposed in a spatially periodic density plasma in the presence of a static magnetic field applied perpendicular to...

[Phys. Rev. E 85, 016401] Published Wed Jan 11, 2012

]]> Terahertz radiation generation by beating of two spatial-Gaussian lasers in the presence of a static magnetic field Anil K. Malik, Hitendra K. Malik, and Ulrich Stroth 2012-01-11T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016401 Phys. Rev. E 85, 016401 (2012) article Physical Review E 85 1 2012-01-11T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016401 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.016401 016401 Plasma physics Plasma physics Calculation of electronic transport coefficients of Ag and Au plasma http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066403 Author(s): E. M. Apfelbaum<br/><p>The thermoelectric transport coefficients of silver and gold plasma have been calculated within the relaxation-time approximation. We considered temperatures of 10–100 kK and densities of <span><span style="font-style: italic;">ρ</span>≲1</span> g/cm<span><sup>3</sup></span>. The plasma composition was calculated using a corresponding system of coupled mass action laws, inclu...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 066403] Published Thu Dec 29, 2011 Author(s): E. M. Apfelbaum

The thermoelectric transport coefficients of silver and gold plasma have been calculated within the relaxation-time approximation. We considered temperatures of 10–100 kK and densities of ρ≲1 g/cm3. The plasma composition was calculated using a corresponding system of coupled mass action laws, inclu...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 066403] Published Thu Dec 29, 2011

]]> Calculation of electronic transport coefficients of Ag and Au plasma E. M. Apfelbaum 2011-12-29T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066403 Phys. Rev. E 84, 066403 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 6 2011-12-29T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066403 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066403 066403 Plasma physics Plasma physics Scale-free texture of the fast solar wind http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.065401 Author(s): B. Hnat, S. C. Chapman, G. Gogoberidze, and R. T. Wicks<br/><p>The higher-order statistics of magnetic field magnitude fluctuations in the fast quiet solar wind are quantified systematically, scale by scale. We find a single global non-Gaussian scale-free behavior from minutes to over 5 h. This spans the signature of an inertial range of magnetohydrodynamic tur...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 065401] Published Thu Dec 29, 2011 Author(s): B. Hnat, S. C. Chapman, G. Gogoberidze, and R. T. Wicks

Rapid Communication The higher-order statistics of magnetic field magnitude fluctuations in the fast quiet solar wind are quantified systematically, scale by scale. We find a single global non-Gaussian scale-free behavior from minutes to over 5 h. This spans the signature of an inertial range of magnetohydrodynamic tur...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 065401] Published Thu Dec 29, 2011

]]> Scale-free texture of the fast solar wind B. Hnat, S. C. Chapman, G. Gogoberidze, and R. T. Wicks 2011-12-29T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.065401 Phys. Rev. E 84, 065401 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 6 2011-12-29T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.065401 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.065401 065401 Plasma physics Plasma physics Dust-acoustic rogue waves in a nonextensive plasma http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066402 Author(s): W. M. Moslem, R. Sabry, S. K. El-Labany, and P. K. Shukla<br/><p>We present an investigation for the generation of a dust-acoustic rogue wave in a dusty plasma composed of negatively charged dust grains, as well as nonextensive electrons and ions. For this purpose, the reductive perturbation technique is used to obtain a nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The critic...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 066402] Published Wed Dec 14, 2011 Author(s): W. M. Moslem, R. Sabry, S. K. El-Labany, and P. K. Shukla

We present an investigation for the generation of a dust-acoustic rogue wave in a dusty plasma composed of negatively charged dust grains, as well as nonextensive electrons and ions. For this purpose, the reductive perturbation technique is used to obtain a nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The critic...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 066402] Published Wed Dec 14, 2011

]]> Dust-acoustic rogue waves in a nonextensive plasma W. M. Moslem, R. Sabry, S. K. El-Labany, and P. K. Shukla 2011-12-14T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066402 Phys. Rev. E 84, 066402 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 6 2011-12-14T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066402 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066402 066402 Plasma physics Plasma physics Low-frequency wave modulations in an electronegative dusty plasma in the presence of charge variations http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066401 Author(s): Samiran Ghosh, Subrata Sarkar, Manoranjan Khan, and M. R. Gupta<br/><p>The effects of dust charge variations on low-frequency wave modulations in an electronegative dusty plasma are investigated. The dynamics of the modulated wave is governed by a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a dissipative term. The dissipation arises due to the nonsteady (nonadiabatic) dust cha...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 066401] Published Tue Dec 06, 2011 Author(s): Samiran Ghosh, Subrata Sarkar, Manoranjan Khan, and M. R. Gupta

The effects of dust charge variations on low-frequency wave modulations in an electronegative dusty plasma are investigated. The dynamics of the modulated wave is governed by a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a dissipative term. The dissipation arises due to the nonsteady (nonadiabatic) dust cha...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 066401] Published Tue Dec 06, 2011

]]> Low-frequency wave modulations in an electronegative dusty plasma in the presence of charge variations Samiran Ghosh, Subrata Sarkar, Manoranjan Khan, and M. R. Gupta 2011-12-06T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066401 Phys. Rev. E 84, 066401 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 6 2011-12-06T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066401 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.066401 066401 Plasma physics Plasma physics Doppler measurement of implosion velocity in fast Z-pinch x-ray sources http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056408 Author(s): B. Jones, C. A. Jennings, J. E. Bailey, G. A. Rochau, Y. Maron, C. A. Coverdale, E. P. Yu, S. B. Hansen, D. J. Ampleford, P. W. Lake, G. Dunham, M. E. Cuneo, C. Deeney, D. V. Fisher, V. I. Fisher, V. Bernshtam, A. Starobinets, and L. Weingarten<br/><p>The observation of Doppler splitting in <span style="font-style: italic;">K</span>-shell x-ray lines emitted from optically thin dopants is used to infer implosion velocities of up to 70 cm/<span><span style="font-style: italic;">μ</span></span>s in wire-array and gas-puff <span><span style="font-style: italic;">Z</span></span> pinches at drive currents of 15–20 MA. These data can benchmark numerical implosion models, which produce reasonable ag...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056408] Published Mon Nov 28, 2011 Author(s): B. Jones, C. A. Jennings, J. E. Bailey, G. A. Rochau, Y. Maron, C. A. Coverdale, E. P. Yu, S. B. Hansen, D. J. Ampleford, P. W. Lake, G. Dunham, M. E. Cuneo, C. Deeney, D. V. Fisher, V. I. Fisher, V. Bernshtam, A. Starobinets, and L. Weingarten

The observation of Doppler splitting in K-shell x-ray lines emitted from optically thin dopants is used to infer implosion velocities of up to 70 cm/μs in wire-array and gas-puff Z pinches at drive currents of 15–20 MA. These data can benchmark numerical implosion models, which produce reasonable ag...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056408] Published Mon Nov 28, 2011

]]> Doppler measurement of implosion velocity in fast Z-pinch x-ray sources B. Jones, C. A. Jennings, J. E. Bailey, G. A. Rochau, Y. Maron, C. A. Coverdale, E. P. Yu, S. B. Hansen, D. J. Ampleford, P. W. Lake, G. Dunham, M. E. Cuneo, C. Deeney, D. V. Fisher, V. I. Fisher, V. Bernshtam, A. Starobinets, and L. Weingarten 2011-11-28T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056408 Phys. Rev. E 84, 056408 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 5 2011-11-28T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056408 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056408 056408 Plasma physics Plasma physics Model of driven and decaying magnetic turbulence in a cylinder http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056407 Author(s): Koen Kemel, Axel Brandenburg, and Hantao Ji<br/><p>Using mean-field theory, we compute the evolution of the magnetic field in a cylinder with outer perfectly conducting boundaries and imposed axial magnetic and electric fields. The thus injected magnetic helicity in the system can be redistributed by magnetic helicity fluxes down the gradient of the...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056407] Published Mon Nov 21, 2011 Author(s): Koen Kemel, Axel Brandenburg, and Hantao Ji

Using mean-field theory, we compute the evolution of the magnetic field in a cylinder with outer perfectly conducting boundaries and imposed axial magnetic and electric fields. The thus injected magnetic helicity in the system can be redistributed by magnetic helicity fluxes down the gradient of the...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056407] Published Mon Nov 21, 2011

]]> Model of driven and decaying magnetic turbulence in a cylinder Koen Kemel, Axel Brandenburg, and Hantao Ji 2011-11-21T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056407 Phys. Rev. E 84, 056407 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 5 2011-11-21T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056407 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056407 056407 Plasma physics Plasma physics Equation of state for partially ionized carbon and oxygen mixtures at high temperatures http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056406 Author(s): Gérard Massacrier, Alexander Y. Potekhin, and Gilles Chabrier<br/><p>The equation of state (EOS) for partially ionized carbon, oxygen, and carbon-oxygen mixtures at temperatures <span>3×10<sup>5</sup> K≲<span style="font-style: italic;">T</span>≲3×10<sup>6</sup></span> K is calculated over a wide range of densities, using the method of free energy minimization in the framework of the chemical picture of plasmas. The free energy model is an i...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056406] Published Tue Nov 15, 2011 Author(s): Gérard Massacrier, Alexander Y. Potekhin, and Gilles Chabrier

The equation of state (EOS) for partially ionized carbon, oxygen, and carbon-oxygen mixtures at temperatures 3×105 K≲T≲3×106 K is calculated over a wide range of densities, using the method of free energy minimization in the framework of the chemical picture of plasmas. The free energy model is an i...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056406] Published Tue Nov 15, 2011

]]> Equation of state for partially ionized carbon and oxygen mixtures at high temperatures Gérard Massacrier, Alexander Y. Potekhin, and Gilles Chabrier 2011-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056406 Phys. Rev. E 84, 056406 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 5 2011-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056406 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056406 056406 Plasma physics Plasma physics Spatiotemporal mode structure of nonlinearly coupled drift wave modes http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056405 Author(s): Christian Brandt, Olaf Grulke, Thomas Klinger, José Negrete, Jr., Guillaume Bousselin, Frédéric Brochard, Gérard Bonhomme, and Stella Oldenbürger<br/><p>This paper presents full cross-section measurements of drift waves in the linear magnetized plasma of the Mirabelle device. Drift wave modes are studied in regimes of weakly developed turbulence. The drift wave modes develop azimuthal space-time structures of plasma density, plasma potential, and vi...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056405] Published Fri Nov 11, 2011 Author(s): Christian Brandt, Olaf Grulke, Thomas Klinger, José Negrete, Jr., Guillaume Bousselin, Frédéric Brochard, Gérard Bonhomme, and Stella Oldenbürger

This paper presents full cross-section measurements of drift waves in the linear magnetized plasma of the Mirabelle device. Drift wave modes are studied in regimes of weakly developed turbulence. The drift wave modes develop azimuthal space-time structures of plasma density, plasma potential, and vi...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056405] Published Fri Nov 11, 2011

]]> Spatiotemporal mode structure of nonlinearly coupled drift wave modes Christian Brandt, Olaf Grulke, Thomas Klinger, José Negrete, Jr., Guillaume Bousselin, Frédéric Brochard, Gérard Bonhomme, and Stella Oldenbürger 2011-11-11T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056405 Phys. Rev. E 84, 056405 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 5 2011-11-11T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056405 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056405 056405 Plasma physics Plasma physics Electrical Breakdown in Water Vapor http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.055401 Author(s): N. Škoro, D. Marić, G. Malović, W. G. Graham, and Z. Lj. Petrović<br/><p>In this paper investigations of the voltage required to break down water vapor are reported for the region around the Paschen minimum and to the left of it. In spite of numerous applications of discharges in biomedicine, and recent studies of discharges in water and vapor bubbles and discharges with...</p><br/><img src="http://publish.aps.org/images/icons/rapid30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="Rapid Communication"/> <br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 055401] Published Thu Nov 10, 2011 Author(s): N. Škoro, D. Marić, G. Malović, W. G. Graham, and Z. Lj. Petrović

Rapid Communication In this paper investigations of the voltage required to break down water vapor are reported for the region around the Paschen minimum and to the left of it. In spite of numerous applications of discharges in biomedicine, and recent studies of discharges in water and vapor bubbles and discharges with...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 055401] Published Thu Nov 10, 2011

]]> Electrical Breakdown in Water Vapor N. Škoro, D. Marić, G. Malović, W. G. Graham, and Z. Lj. Petrović 2011-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.055401 Phys. Rev. E 84, 055401 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 5 2011-11-10T10:00:00-05:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.055401 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.055401 055401 Plasma physics Plasma physics Coulomb explosion of uniformly charged spheroids http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056404 Author(s): M. Grech, R. Nuter, A. Mikaberidze, P. Di Cintio, L. Gremillet, E. Lefebvre, U. Saalmann, J. M. Rost, and S. Skupin<br/><p>A simple, semianalytical model is proposed for nonrelativistic Coulomb explosion of a uniformly charged spheroid. This model allows us to derive the time-dependent particle energy distributions. Simple expressions are also given for the characteristic explosion time and maximum particle energies in ...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056404] Published Fri Nov 04, 2011 Author(s): M. Grech, R. Nuter, A. Mikaberidze, P. Di Cintio, L. Gremillet, E. Lefebvre, U. Saalmann, J. M. Rost, and S. Skupin

A simple, semianalytical model is proposed for nonrelativistic Coulomb explosion of a uniformly charged spheroid. This model allows us to derive the time-dependent particle energy distributions. Simple expressions are also given for the characteristic explosion time and maximum particle energies in ...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056404] Published Fri Nov 04, 2011

]]> Coulomb explosion of uniformly charged spheroids M. Grech, R. Nuter, A. Mikaberidze, P. Di Cintio, L. Gremillet, E. Lefebvre, U. Saalmann, J. M. Rost, and S. Skupin 2011-11-04T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056404 Phys. Rev. E 84, 056404 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 5 2011-11-04T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056404 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056404 056404 Plasma physics Plasma physics Laser-driven plasma beat-wave propagation in a density-modulated plasma http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056403 Author(s): Devki Nandan Gupta, In Hyuk Nam, and Hyyong Suk<br/><p>A laser-driven plasma beat wave, propagating through a plasma with a periodic density modulation, can generate two sideband plasma waves. One sideband moves with a smaller phase velocity than the pump plasma wave and the other propagates with a larger phase velocity. The plasma beat wave with a smal...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056403] Published Fri Nov 04, 2011 Author(s): Devki Nandan Gupta, In Hyuk Nam, and Hyyong Suk

A laser-driven plasma beat wave, propagating through a plasma with a periodic density modulation, can generate two sideband plasma waves. One sideband moves with a smaller phase velocity than the pump plasma wave and the other propagates with a larger phase velocity. The plasma beat wave with a smal...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056403] Published Fri Nov 04, 2011

]]> Laser-driven plasma beat-wave propagation in a density-modulated plasma Devki Nandan Gupta, In Hyuk Nam, and Hyyong Suk 2011-11-04T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056403 Phys. Rev. E 84, 056403 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 5 2011-11-04T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056403 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056403 056403 Plasma physics Plasma physics Melting scenarios for three-dimensional dusty plasma clusters http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056402 Author(s): André Schella, Tobias Miksch, André Melzer, Jan Schablinski, Dietmar Block, Alexander Piel, Hauke Thomsen, Patrick Ludwig, and Michael Bonitz<br/><p>The melting transition of finite three-dimensional dust clouds (Yukawa balls) from a solid-like to a liquid-like state is systematically studied with high spatial and temporal resolution of the individual grains by means of stereoscopy. Two different melting scenarios are reported: Melting is induce...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056402] Published Wed Nov 02, 2011 Author(s): André Schella, Tobias Miksch, André Melzer, Jan Schablinski, Dietmar Block, Alexander Piel, Hauke Thomsen, Patrick Ludwig, and Michael Bonitz

The melting transition of finite three-dimensional dust clouds (Yukawa balls) from a solid-like to a liquid-like state is systematically studied with high spatial and temporal resolution of the individual grains by means of stereoscopy. Two different melting scenarios are reported: Melting is induce...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056402] Published Wed Nov 02, 2011

]]> Melting scenarios for three-dimensional dusty plasma clusters André Schella, Tobias Miksch, André Melzer, Jan Schablinski, Dietmar Block, Alexander Piel, Hauke Thomsen, Patrick Ludwig, and Michael Bonitz 2011-11-02T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056402 Phys. Rev. E 84, 056402 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 5 2011-11-02T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056402 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056402 056402 Plasma physics Plasma physics Kinetic temperature of dust particle motion in gas-discharge plasma http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056401 Author(s): G. E. Norman and A. V. Timofeev<br/><p>A system of equations describing motion of dust particles in gas discharge plasma is formulated. This system is developed for a monolayer of dust particles with an account of dust particle charge fluctuations and features of the discharge near-electrode layer. Molecular dynamics simulation of the du...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056401] Published Tue Nov 01, 2011 Author(s): G. E. Norman and A. V. Timofeev

A system of equations describing motion of dust particles in gas discharge plasma is formulated. This system is developed for a monolayer of dust particles with an account of dust particle charge fluctuations and features of the discharge near-electrode layer. Molecular dynamics simulation of the du...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 056401] Published Tue Nov 01, 2011

]]> Kinetic temperature of dust particle motion in gas-discharge plasma G. E. Norman and A. V. Timofeev 2011-11-01T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056401 Phys. Rev. E 84, 056401 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 5 2011-11-01T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056401 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056401 056401 Plasma physics Plasma physics Interactions between two magnetohydrodynamic Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046413 Author(s): S. H. Lai and W.-H. Ip<br/><p>Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) driven by velocity shear is a generator of waves found away from the vicinity of the velocity-shear layers since the fast-mode waves radiated from the surface perturbation can propagate away from the transition layer. Thus the nonlinear evolution associated with KH...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046413] Published Mon Oct 31, 2011 Author(s): S. H. Lai and W.-H. Ip

Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) driven by velocity shear is a generator of waves found away from the vicinity of the velocity-shear layers since the fast-mode waves radiated from the surface perturbation can propagate away from the transition layer. Thus the nonlinear evolution associated with KH...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046413] Published Mon Oct 31, 2011

]]> Interactions between two magnetohydrodynamic Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities S. H. Lai and W.-H. Ip 2011-10-31T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046413 Phys. Rev. E 84, 046413 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 4 2011-10-31T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046413 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046413 046413 Plasma physics Plasma physics Green-Kubo relation for viscosity tested using experimental data for a two-dimensional dusty plasma http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046412 Author(s): Yan Feng, J. Goree, Bin Liu, and E. G. D. Cohen<br/><p>The theoretical Green-Kubo relation for viscosity is tested using experimentally obtained data. In a dusty plasma experiment, micron-sized dust particles are introduced into a partially ionized argon plasma, where they become negatively charged. They are electrically levitated to form a single-layer...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046412] Published Fri Oct 28, 2011 Author(s): Yan Feng, J. Goree, Bin Liu, and E. G. D. Cohen

The theoretical Green-Kubo relation for viscosity is tested using experimentally obtained data. In a dusty plasma experiment, micron-sized dust particles are introduced into a partially ionized argon plasma, where they become negatively charged. They are electrically levitated to form a single-layer...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046412] Published Fri Oct 28, 2011

]]> Green-Kubo relation for viscosity tested using experimental data for a two-dimensional dusty plasma Yan Feng, J. Goree, Bin Liu, and E. G. D. Cohen 2011-10-28T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046412 Phys. Rev. E 84, 046412 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 4 2011-10-28T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046412 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046412 046412 Plasma physics Plasma physics Electron density fluctuations accelerate the branching of positive streamer discharges in air http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046411 Author(s): A. Luque and U. Ebert<br/><p>Branching is an essential element of streamer discharge dynamics. We review the current state of theoretical understanding and recall that branching requires a finite perturbation. We argue that, in current laboratory experiments in ambient or artificial air, these perturbations can only be inherite...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046411] Published Tue Oct 25, 2011 Author(s): A. Luque and U. Ebert

Branching is an essential element of streamer discharge dynamics. We review the current state of theoretical understanding and recall that branching requires a finite perturbation. We argue that, in current laboratory experiments in ambient or artificial air, these perturbations can only be inherite...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046411] Published Tue Oct 25, 2011

]]> Electron density fluctuations accelerate the branching of positive streamer discharges in air A. Luque and U. Ebert 2011-10-25T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046411 Phys. Rev. E 84, 046411 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 4 2011-10-25T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046411 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046411 046411 Plasma physics Plasma physics Wakes formed by dust grains in supersonically flowing plasmas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046410 Author(s): C. T. N. Willis, J. E. Allen, M. Coppins, and M. Bacharis<br/><p>Interesting wake effects are found in simulations of dust grains in supersonically flowing plasma. A Mach cone is formed at an angle to the flow determined by the ratio of flow to Bohm speed. The latter is well approximated by <span>[<span style="font-style: italic;">k</span>(<span style="font-style: italic;">T</span><sub><span style="font-style: italic;">e</span></sub>+<span style="font-style: italic;">γ</span><span style="font-style: italic;">T</span><sub><span style="font-style: italic;">i</span></sub>)/<span style="font-style: italic;">m</span><sub><span style="font-style: italic;">i</span></sub>]<sup>1/2</sup></span> with <span><span style="font-style: italic;">γ</span>=3</span>. For ion temperatures significantly lower than...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046410] Published Tue Oct 25, 2011 Author(s): C. T. N. Willis, J. E. Allen, M. Coppins, and M. Bacharis

Interesting wake effects are found in simulations of dust grains in supersonically flowing plasma. A Mach cone is formed at an angle to the flow determined by the ratio of flow to Bohm speed. The latter is well approximated by [k(Te+γTi)/mi]1/2 with γ=3. For ion temperatures significantly lower than...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046410] Published Tue Oct 25, 2011

]]> Wakes formed by dust grains in supersonically flowing plasmas C. T. N. Willis, J. E. Allen, M. Coppins, and M. Bacharis 2011-10-25T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046410 Phys. Rev. E 84, 046410 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 4 2011-10-25T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046410 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046410 046410 Plasma physics Plasma physics Energy gain of an electron by a laser pulse in the presence of radiation reaction http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046409 Author(s): G. Lehmann and K. H. Spatschek<br/><p>A well-known no-energy-gain theorem states that an electron cannot gain energy when being overrun by a plane (transverse) laser pulse of finite length. The theorem is based on symmetries which are broken when radiation reaction (RR) is included. It is shown here that an electron, e.g., being initial...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046409] Published Mon Oct 24, 2011 Author(s): G. Lehmann and K. H. Spatschek

A well-known no-energy-gain theorem states that an electron cannot gain energy when being overrun by a plane (transverse) laser pulse of finite length. The theorem is based on symmetries which are broken when radiation reaction (RR) is included. It is shown here that an electron, e.g., being initial...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046409] Published Mon Oct 24, 2011

]]> Energy gain of an electron by a laser pulse in the presence of radiation reaction G. Lehmann and K. H. Spatschek 2011-10-24T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046409 Phys. Rev. E 84, 046409 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 4 2011-10-24T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046409 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046409 046409 Plasma physics Plasma physics Influence of induced axial magnetic field on plasma dynamics and radiative characteristics of Z pinches http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046408 Author(s): V. L. Kantsyrev, A. A. Esaulov, A. S. Safronova, A. L. Velikovich, L. I. Rudakov, G. C. Osborne, I. Shrestha, M. E. Weller, K. M. Williamson, A. Stafford, and V. V. Shlyaptseva<br/><p>The influence of an induced axial magnetic field on plasma dynamics and radiative characteristics of <span><span style="font-style: italic;">Z</span></span> pinches is investigated. An axial magnetic field was induced in a novel <span><span style="font-style: italic;">Z</span></span>-pinch load: a double planar wire array with skewed wires (DPWAsk), which represents a planar wire array in an open magnetic...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046408] Published Fri Oct 21, 2011 Author(s): V. L. Kantsyrev, A. A. Esaulov, A. S. Safronova, A. L. Velikovich, L. I. Rudakov, G. C. Osborne, I. Shrestha, M. E. Weller, K. M. Williamson, A. Stafford, and V. V. Shlyaptseva

The influence of an induced axial magnetic field on plasma dynamics and radiative characteristics of Z pinches is investigated. An axial magnetic field was induced in a novel Z-pinch load: a double planar wire array with skewed wires (DPWAsk), which represents a planar wire array in an open magnetic...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046408] Published Fri Oct 21, 2011

]]> Influence of induced axial magnetic field on plasma dynamics and radiative characteristics of Z pinches V. L. Kantsyrev, A. A. Esaulov, A. S. Safronova, A. L. Velikovich, L. I. Rudakov, G. C. Osborne, I. Shrestha, M. E. Weller, K. M. Williamson, A. Stafford, and V. V. Shlyaptseva 2011-10-21T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046408 Phys. Rev. E 84, 046408 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 4 2011-10-21T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046408 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046408 046408 Plasma physics Plasma physics Theoretical description of spherically confined, strongly correlated Yukawa plasmas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046407 Author(s): H. Bruhn, H. Kählert, T. Ott, M. Bonitz, J. Wrighton, and J. W. Dufty<br/><p>A theoretical description of the radial density profile for charged particles with Yukawa interaction in a harmonic trap is described. At strong Coulomb coupling shell structure is observed in both computer simulations and experiments. Correlations responsible for such shell structure are described ...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046407] Published Thu Oct 20, 2011 Author(s): H. Bruhn, H. Kählert, T. Ott, M. Bonitz, J. Wrighton, and J. W. Dufty

A theoretical description of the radial density profile for charged particles with Yukawa interaction in a harmonic trap is described. At strong Coulomb coupling shell structure is observed in both computer simulations and experiments. Correlations responsible for such shell structure are described ...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046407] Published Thu Oct 20, 2011

]]> Theoretical description of spherically confined, strongly correlated Yukawa plasmas H. Bruhn, H. Kählert, T. Ott, M. Bonitz, J. Wrighton, and J. W. Dufty 2011-10-20T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046407 Phys. Rev. E 84, 046407 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 4 2011-10-20T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046407 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046407 046407 Plasma physics Plasma physics Kinetic Alfvén wave instability driven by a field-aligned current in high-β plasmas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046406 Author(s): L. Chen, D. J. Wu, and Y. P. Hua<br/><p>Including the ion-gyroradius effect, a general low-frequency kinetic dispersion equation is presented, which simultaneously takes account of a field-aligned current and temperature anisotropy in plasmas. Based on this dispersion equation, kinetic Alfvén wave (KAW) instability driven by the field-ali...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046406] Published Wed Oct 19, 2011 Author(s): L. Chen, D. J. Wu, and Y. P. Hua

Including the ion-gyroradius effect, a general low-frequency kinetic dispersion equation is presented, which simultaneously takes account of a field-aligned current and temperature anisotropy in plasmas. Based on this dispersion equation, kinetic Alfvén wave (KAW) instability driven by the field-ali...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046406] Published Wed Oct 19, 2011

]]> Kinetic Alfvén wave instability driven by a field-aligned current in high-β plasmas L. Chen, D. J. Wu, and Y. P. Hua 2011-10-19T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046406 Phys. Rev. E 84, 046406 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 4 2011-10-19T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046406 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046406 046406 Plasma physics Plasma physics Drift wave turbulence in the presence of a dust density gradient http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046405 Author(s): A. Kendl and P. K. Shukla<br/><p>We present turbulent properties of electrostatic drift waves in a nonuniform collisional plasma composed of magnetized electrons and ions in the presence of immobile dust particles. For this purpose, we derive a pair of nonlinear quasi-two-dimensional equations exhibiting the coupling between the ge...</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046405] Published Tue Oct 18, 2011 Author(s): A. Kendl and P. K. Shukla

We present turbulent properties of electrostatic drift waves in a nonuniform collisional plasma composed of magnetized electrons and ions in the presence of immobile dust particles. For this purpose, we derive a pair of nonlinear quasi-two-dimensional equations exhibiting the coupling between the ge...

[Phys. Rev. E 84, 046405] Published Tue Oct 18, 2011

]]> Drift wave turbulence in the presence of a dust density gradient A. Kendl and P. K. Shukla 2011-10-18T10:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046405 Phys. Rev. E 84, 046405 (2011) article Physical Review E 84 4 2011-10-18T10:00:00-04:00 10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046405 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.046405 046405 Plasma physics Plasma physics