Velocity Autocorrelation Function in a Strongly Coupled, Magnetized, Pure Electron Plasma

The production of a nonneutral plasma provides an opportunity for the experimental observation of the Alder-Wainwright effect for the velocity autocorrelation function (VAF). The results of a calculation of the VAF via a Landau-Placzek argument for a nonneutral plasma are described in a constant ext...

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Published in:Physical review letters 1979-10, Vol.43 (15), p.1113-1116
Main Authors: Varley, R. L., Tigner, J. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The production of a nonneutral plasma provides an opportunity for the experimental observation of the Alder-Wainwright effect for the velocity autocorrelation function (VAF). The results of a calculation of the VAF via a Landau-Placzek argument for a nonneutral plasma are described in a constant external magnetic field. It is noted that the Landau-Placzek method provides a result for the VAF more quickly than a kinetic-theory calculation and in addition it provides physical insight into the relevant nonequilibrium processes involved in the VAF.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.43.1113