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Ion-acoustic waves in non-Maxwellian magnetospheric electron-positron-ion plasma
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Ion-acoustic waves in non-Maxwellian magnetospheric electron-positron-ion plasma

Kashif Arshad, Arshad M. Mirza and Aman-ur Rehman
Astrophysics and space science, Vol.350(2), pp.585-590
01/04/2014

Abstract

Astronomy & Astrophysics Physical Sciences Science & Technology
Using Boltzmann-Vlasov kinetic model for nonthermal distributed electron-positron-ion plasma of our Earth's magnetosphere and the solar wind streaming plasma can drive ion-acoustic waves unstable. It is found that the growth rate increases with the decrease of spectral index and increases with the streaming velocity of the solar wind. The numerical results are also presented by choosing some suitable parameters of magnetospheric plasma.

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