Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1785673 | Current Applied Physics | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The acceleration of electrons by a plasma wave in the presence of density ripple in plasma has been investigated. Plasma density ripple can excite higher harmonics of different phase velocities of the fundamental plasma wave. The combined role of the different harmonics of the plasma wave contributes significantly in electrons energy gain during acceleration by the fundamental plasma wave. Our calculation shows that the plasma electrons gain considerable energy during the acceleration by the plasma waves in the presence of a density ripple in plasma. The initial electron energy and the ripple density play an important role for the acceleration of an electron.
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Authors
Devki Nandan Gupta, Krishna Gopal, Victor V. Kulagin, Hyyong Suk,