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Toward developing a comprehensive algorithm for solving kinetic plasma dispersion relations for parallel propagation with a kappa distribution

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In general, it is challenging to numerically solve all the roots of plasma wave dispersion relations. The velocity distributions of multi-component particles in an anisotropic high-energy plasma can be better… Click to show full abstract

In general, it is challenging to numerically solve all the roots of plasma wave dispersion relations. The velocity distributions of multi-component particles in an anisotropic high-energy plasma can be better described by a drift loss-cone bi-Kappa distribution or a mixed drift loss-cone distribution containing bi-Kappa and bi-Maxwellian plasma in space and laboratories. In this work, we have developed a code with a new numerical algorithm to solve all roots of the kinetic dispersion relation for parallel propagation in hot magnetized plasmas with drift loss-cone bi-Kappa distribution. Solving all roots of the rational expansions of the kinetic dispersion relation is equivalent to a matrix eigenvalue problem of a linear system. We have performed detailed numerical solutions for three kinds of plasmas: bi-Maxwellian, bi-Kappa, and cold plasmas. We have also proposed a unified numerical method to solve the mixed dispersion relation based on the bi-Kappa and bi-Maxwellian distributions. The numerical results and benchmark studies demonstrate that the new algorithm is in agreement with the data from previous studies. This is a crucial step toward revealing a full picture of kinetic plasma waves and instabilities.

Keywords: kappa distribution; dispersion; plasma; dispersion relations; distribution

Journal Title: Physics of Plasmas
Year Published: 2023

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