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The effect of collisions on wave-breaking in a cold plasma

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The effect of electron collisions on reducing the wave-breaking amplitude of resonantly-driven electrostatic fields in a cold plasma is investigated. By means of a simple theory collisions are shown to compete with wave-breaking in dissipating wave energy.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Engineering, The University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    A. Schmitt

  2. Department of Aerospace Engineering, The University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    R. S. B. Ong

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Schmitt, A., Ong, R.S.B. The effect of collisions on wave-breaking in a cold plasma. Appl. Phys. 22, 333–334 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00899888

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