On the breaking of a plasma wave in a thermal plasma: I. The structure of the density singularity

Details On the breaking of a plasma wave in a thermal plasma: I. The structure of the density singularity On the breaking of a plasma wave in a thermal plasma: I. The structure of the density singularity

2012-02-09

arxiv.org/abs/1202.1903v2

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Plasma Physics

21 pages, 12 figures

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The structure of the singularity that is formed in a relativistically large amplitude plasma wave close to the wavebreaking limit is found by using a simple waterbag electron distribution function. The electron density distribution in the breaking wave has a typical "peakon" form. The maximum value of the electric field in a thermal breaking plasma is obtained and compared to the cold plasma limit. The results of computer simulations for different initial electron distribution functions are in agreement with the theoretical conclusions.

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