Observation of large-amplitude ion acoustic solitary waves in a plasma

1987 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 461-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiharu Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Wave ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Wave Train ◽  
Negative Ions ◽  
Threshold Value ◽  
Potential Method ◽  
Positive Pulse ◽  
Plasma Device ◽  
Ion Acoustic ◽  
Double Plasma Device

Propagation of nonlinear ion acoustic waves in a multi-component plasma with negative ions is investigated in a double-plasma device. When the density of negative ions is larger than a critical value, a broad negative pulse evolves to rarefactive solitons, and a positive pulse whose amplitude is less than a certain threshold value becomes a subsonic wave train. In the same plasma, a positive pulse whose amplitude is larger than the threshold develops into a solitary wave. The critical amplitude is measured as a function of the density of negative ions and compared with predictions of the pseudo-potential method. The energy distribution of electrons in the solitary wave is also measured.

scholarly journals Ion Acoustic Peregrine Soliton Under Enhanced Dissipation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pallabi Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Negative Ions ◽  
Landau Damping ◽  
Ion Acoustic Wave ◽  
Multicomponent Plasma ◽  
Plasma Device ◽  
Ion Acoustic ◽  
Damping Rate ◽  
Double Plasma Device ◽  
Spatial Damping

The effect of enhanced Landau damping on the evolution of ion acoustic Peregrine soliton in multicomponent plasma with negative ions has been investigated. The experiment is performed in a multidipole double plasma device. To enhance the ion Landau damping, the temperature of the ions is increased by applying a continuous sinusoidal signal of frequency close to the ion plasma frequency ∼1 MHz to the separation grid. The spatial damping rate of the ion acoustic wave is measured by interferometry. The damping rate of ion acoustic wave increases with the increase in voltage of the applied signal. At a higher damping rate, the Peregrine soliton ceases to show its characteristics leaving behind a continuous envelope.

Reflection of ion-acoustic waves from bipolar potential structures

1989 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Nakamura ◽  
Joyanti Chutia
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Wave ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Plasma Potential ◽  
Ion Acoustic Waves ◽  
Ion Acoustic Wave ◽  
Plasma Device ◽  
Ion Acoustic ◽  
Double Plasma Device

Reflection of ion-acoustic waves from the ion sheath in front of the separation grid in a double-plasma device has been investigated experimentally. The plasma potential φ of the source plasma was controlled relative to that of the target plasma. When eφ < κΤe, where Τe is the electron temperature, no reflection was observed. The reason for this is that ions are drifting towards the grid with the Bohm velocity, i.e. the ion-acoustic velocity. When eφ > κΤe the reflected wave consists of the ion-acoustic wave and the ion beam mode. The reflection coefficient for the ion-acoustic wave is about unity. This high efficiency is due to reflection of the ions themselves.

scholarly journals Cylindrical and Spherical Solitons at the Critical Density of Negative Ions in a Generalised Multicomponent Plasma

1991 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 523 ◽  
Author(s):  
GC Das ◽  
Kh Ibohanbi Singh
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Wave ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Critical Density ◽  
Negative Ions ◽  
Ion Acoustic Waves ◽  
Multicomponent Plasma ◽  
Laboratory Plasmas ◽  
Ion Acoustic ◽  
Geometrical Effects

Propagation of nonlinear ion-acoustic waves in generalised multicomponent plasmas bounded by cylindrical and spherical geometries is investigated. At the critical density of negative ions where the nonlinearity of the Korteweg-deVries (K-dV) equation vanishes, the ion-acoustic solitary wave is described by a modified K-dV (mK-dV) equation. It is also emphasised that near the critical density neither the K-dV nor mK-dV equation is sufficient to describe fully the ion-acoustic waves and thus there is a need to derive a further mK-dV (fmK-dV) equation in the vicinity of this critical density. Furthermore, the amplitude variations of the K-dV and mK-dV solitons depending on the limitations of geometrical effects are also discussed, emphasising that the results could be of interest for diagnosing the soliton properties of laboratory plasmas.

Cylindrical ion-acoustic waves in a warm multicomponent plasma

2000 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. EL-LABANY ◽  
S. A. EL-WARRAKI ◽  
W. M. MOSLEM
Keyword(s):  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Vries Equation ◽  
Negative Ions ◽  
Ion Acoustic Waves ◽  
Multicomponent Plasma ◽  
Reductive Perturbation ◽  
Ion Acoustic ◽  
Ion Acoustic Solitons ◽  
Warm Plasma

Cylindrical ion-acoustic solitons are investigated in a warm plasma with negative ions and multiple-temperature electrons through the derivation of a cylindrical Korteweg–de Vries equation using a reductive perturbation theory. The results are compared with those for the corresponding planar solitons.

Probe-Excited Oblique Ion-Acoustic Waves in a Multidipole Plasma Device

1978 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 991-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. D'angelo ◽  
K. Herink ◽  
Hideo Kozima ◽  
L. Reinleitner
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Ion Acoustic Waves ◽  
Plasma Device ◽  
Ion Acoustic

Ion-acoustic waves in a degenerate multicomponent magnetoplasma

2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. M. ABDELSALAM ◽  
M. M. SELIM
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Waves ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Negative Ions ◽  
Expansion Method ◽  
Reductive Perturbation Method ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Zk Equation ◽  
Ion Acoustic ◽  
Astrophysical Objects

AbstractThe hydrodynamic equations of positive and negative ions, degenerate electrons, and the Poisson equation are used along with the reductive perturbation method to derive the three-dimensional Zakharov–Kuznetsov (ZK) equation. The G′/G-expansion method is used to obtain a new class of solutions for the ZK equation. At certain condition, these solutions can describe the solitary waves that propagate in our plasma. The effects of negative ion concentrations, the positive/negative ion cyclotron frequency, as well as positive-to-negative ion mass ratio on solitary pulses are examined. Finally, the present study might be helpful to understand the propagation of nonlinear ion-acoustic solitary waves in a dense plasma, such as in astrophysical objects.

Linear and nonlinear obliquely propagating ion-acoustic waves in magnetized negative ion plasma with non-thermal electrons

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 893-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. MISHRA ◽  
S. K. JAIN
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Kdv Equation ◽  
Negative Ions ◽  
Ion Concentration ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Slow Mode ◽  
Ion Temperature ◽  
Ion Acoustic ◽  
Ion Acoustic Solitons ◽  
Ion Species

AbstractIon-acoustic solitons in magnetized low-β plasma consisting of warm adiabatic positive and negative ions and non-thermal electrons have been studied. The reductive perturbation method is used to derive the Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation for the system, which admits an obliquely propagating soliton solution. It is found that due to the presence of finite ion temperature there exist two modes of propagation, namely fast and slow ion-acoustic modes. In the case of slow-mode if the ratio of temperature to mass of positive ion species is lower (higher) than the negative ion species, then there exist compressive (rarefactive) ion-acoustic solitons. It is also found that in the case of slow mode, on increasing the non-thermal parameter (γ) the amplitude of the compressive (rarefactive) soliton decreases (increases). In fast ion-acoustic mode the nature and characteristics of solitons depend on negative ion concentration. Numerical investigation in case of fast mode reveals that on increasing γ, the amplitude of compressive (rarefactive) soliton increases (decreases). The width of solitons increases with an increase in non-thermal parameters in both the modes for compressive as well as rarefactive solitons. There exists a value of critical negative ion concentration (αc), at which both compressive and rarefactive ion-acoustic solitons appear as described by modified KdV soliton. The value of αc decreases with increase in γ.

Effect of finite ion-temperature on ion-acoustic solitary waves in an inhomogeneous plasma

1981 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 719-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhimsen K. Shivamoggi
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Wave ◽  
Solitary Waves ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Inhomogeneous Plasma ◽  
Ion Temperature ◽  
Ion Acoustic Waves ◽  
Weakly Nonlinear ◽  
Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves ◽  
Ion Acoustic ◽  
Velocity Of Propagation

The propagation of weakly nonlinear ion–acoustic waves in an inhomogeneous plasma is studied taking into account the effect of finite ion temperature. It is found that, whereas both the amplitude and the velocity of propagation decrease as the ion–acoustic solitary wave propagates into regions of higher density, the effect of a finite ion temperature is to reduce the amplitude but enhance the velocity of propagation of the solitary wave.

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