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Effect of Mass Fluctuation on Collective Modes in a Dusty Plasma

D. Belemdjaldi, R. Bharuthram, R. Annou

physics.plasm-pharXiv:physics/0510037

Abstract

The grains immersed in plasma get eroded by the ions falling onto them. As a consequence, they exhibit self-consistent mass fluctuations due to perturbations in the plasma charging currents. The grain mass is then a dynamical variable. The modifications in the plasma dielectric properties are investigated and new ultra-low frequency modes are shown to exist in the plasma.

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