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Nonlinear Mixing of Ion Acoustic Waves in a Plasma

Noriyoshi Sato

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Ion acoustic waves are observed to be generated by non-linear mixing of Landau-damped ion acoustic waves excited externally in a plasma. Their damping is interpreted qualitatively by a simple physical argument.

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Ion acoustic waves are observed to be generated by non-linear mixing of Landau-damped ion acoustic waves excited externally in a plasma. Their damping is interpreted qualitatively by a simple physical argument.

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Ion acoustic waves are observed to be generated by non-linear mixing of Landau-damped ion acoustic waves excited externally in a plasma. Their damping is interpreted qualitatively by a simple physical argument.

Key concepts: Physics, Ion acoustic wave, Acoustic wave, Mixing (physics), Plasma, Landau damping, Ion, Atomic physics

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