Medical Definition of Plasma frequency
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The natural collective oscillation frequency of a charge species (electrons, ions, etc.) in a plasma, in the absence of (or at least parallel to) a magnetic field. Also known as Langmuir or Langmuir-Tonks frequency.
See: electrostatic waves, plasma oscillations.
(09 Oct 1997)
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