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Drift wave turbulence in the presence of a dust density gradient

Plasma Physics 2012-10-19 v1

Abstract

We present turbulent properties of electrostatic drift waves in a nonuniform collisional plasma composed of magnetised 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 generalized ion vorticity and density fluctuations associated with collisional drift waves. The effect of a dust density gradient on the initial drift instability and fully developed turbulence is examined numerically.

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@article{arxiv.1109.5029,
  title  = {Drift wave turbulence in the presence of a dust density gradient},
  author = {A. Kendl and P. K. Shukla},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1109.5029},
  year   = {2012}
}

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Submitted to Physical Review E (2011)