If a high-frequency signal is applied to a plasma, what happens to the plasma's electron density distribution due to Langmuir waves?

💡 Explanation

The electron density oscillates at the plasma frequency when Langmuir waves are excited, because these waves are longitudinal oscillations of the electron plasma. Therefore, the electron density oscillates at plasma frequency, rather than remaining unchanged or oscillating at the ion frequency.

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