Magnetic and nonthermal effects on the dispersion properties of ion-cyclotron surface wave in a semi-bounded generalized Lorentzian plasma

Abstract

The magnetic field strength and the nonthermal effects on the dispersion properties of ion-cyclotron surface wave propagating along the interface of a semi-bounded Lorentzian plasma and a vacuum are kinetically investigated. The direction of external magnetic field is applied in parallel to the interface. By employing the specular reflection boundary condition, the dispersion relation of the ion-cyclotron surface wave is derived in the long wavelength limit. The result shows that the phase velocity of the ion-cyclotron surface wave decreases with an increase of the strength of magnetic field. It is found that the increase of suprathermal particle population suppresses the phase velocity of the surface wave. In addition, it is found that the wave velocity increases with increasing ion mass in a semi-bounded Lorentzian plasma. V C 2015 AIP Publishing LLC. [http://dx.