The electron acoustic waves in plasmas with two kappa-distributed electrons at the same temperatures and immobile ions

Abstract

The linear electron acoustic waves propagating in plasmas with two kappa-distributed electrons and stationary ions are investigated. The temperatures of the two electrons are assumed to be the same, but the kappa indices are not. It shows that if one kappa index is small enough and the other one is large enough, a weak damping regime of the electron acoustic waves exists. The dispersions and damping rates are numerically studied. The parameter spaces for the weakly damped electron acoustic waves are analyzed. Moreover, the electron acoustic waves in the present model are compared with those in other models, especially the plasmas with two-temperature electrons. At last, we perform Vlasov-Poisson simulations to verify the theory.

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