8-12 July 2013
Africa/Johannesburg timezone
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Simulations of oblique electrostatic wave propagation

10 Jul 2013, 17:40
1h
Poster Presentation Track D2 - Space Science Poster2

Speaker

Mr Etienne Koen (SANSA Space Science)

Abstract content <br> &nbsp; (Max 300 words)

The electron-acoustic instability in a magnetised plasma having three electron
components, one of which is a field-aligned beam of intermediate temperature, is
investigated using a Particle-in-Cell simulation. When the magnetic field strength is such that the plasma frequency of the cool electrons is less than the electron gyrofrequency, the only instability in the electron-acoustic frequency range is the strongly magnetized electron-acoustic instability. Its growth rate and real frequency exhibit a decrease with propagation angle and it grows at small to intermediate wave numbers.

Apply to be<br> considered for a student <br> &nbsp; award (Yes / No)?

Yes

Main supervisor (name and email)<br>and his / her institution

collierab@gmail.com

Level for award<br>&nbsp;(Hons, MSc, <br> &nbsp; PhD)?

PhD

Would you like to <br> submit a short paper <br> for the Conference <br> Proceedings (Yes / No)?

No

Primary author

Mr Etienne Koen (SANSA Space Science)

Co-authors

Dr Andrew Collier (SANSA Space Science) Mr Lifa Mbuli (SANSA Space Science) Dr Shimul Maharaj (SANSA Space Science)

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