Plasma Wave

Langmuir oscillations: free electrons displaced from a uniform positive background oscillate at the plasma frequency ωₚ = √(ne²/mε₀). Watch density waves propagate and interact.

Electron density ρ(x,t)
Phase space (x, vₓ)
ωₚt = 0.00 | k = 1 | E_max = 0.00
N Particles800
Mode k2
Perturbation0.100
Thermal v0.050
dt0.020