ion-acoustic wave

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ion-acoustic wave [¦ī‚än ə¦kü·stik ′wāv]

(plasma physics)

A longitudinal compression wave in the ion density of a plasma which can occur at high electron temperatures and low frequencies, caused by a combination of ion inertia and electron pressure.

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