Year: 1978
Type: article
Abstract: The dynamics of a caviton, its formation and evolution after saturation is studied by solving appropriate coupled mode equations. It is found that field trapping occurs in a flash-like manner, giving rise to the formation of a cavity and its subsequent splitting into two ion acoustic streamers. For this phenomenon, also seen in particle simulations and resonance absorption experiments, a simple analytical description is given.
Source: Plasma Physics
Authors: H Schamel, K Elsasser
Institution: Ruhr University Bochum
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1972811763