Specific features of electromagnetic waves in degenerate two stream electron-ion plasma: self-induced magnetic field

Abstract Generation and amplification of magnetic fields is a subject of interest to both laboratory and astrophysical plasmas. The counter-streaming instability or Weibel instability is a mechanism responsible for self-generating magnetic fields in plasmas. In this paper, we investigate that the non-stationary ponderomotive force of a large amplitude electromagnetic wave (EMWs) propagating through dense two stream quantum electron ion plasma, may lead to the generation of d.c. magnetic fields. It is shown that degeneracy parameters, specifically the exchange correlation potential and Fermi pressure can reduce/control the self-induced magnetic field. Next the linear propagation of EMWs through plasma under consideration has also been considered in the presence of exchange correlation potential along with other quantum effects. Linear dispersion relation, the instability conditions and growth rate have been derived. It is found that the degeneracy parameters stabilize the propagation of instability and lead to reduction of the exponentially growing magnetic field. Threshold scale length of EMWs is also obtained for the stable propagation. The present result may be account helpful to understand the seed magnetic fields in dense plasmas.