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electrostatic wave

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electrostatic wave [i′lek·trə‚stad·ik ′wāv]
(plasma physics)
Wave motion of a plasma whose restoring forces are primarily electrostatic.
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During the approach to the comet, Scarf's instrument detected high-frequency electrostatic waves of the sort familiar from spacecraft studies of planets such as Jupiter and Saturn, where bow shocks are clearly present.
First to a comet: 'a long, wonderful night' by Eberhart, Jonathan / Science News
 
 
 
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