Nonlinear electron-acoustic waves in a multi-species plasma

1980 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Buti
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Waves ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Space Plasmas ◽  
Strongly Nonlinear ◽  
Electron Acoustic Waves ◽  
Electron Acoustic ◽  
Ion Species

Propagation of electron-acoustic waves in a strongly nonlinear magnetoplasma with two ion species is investigated. The presence of the second ion component affects the dynamics of these solitary waves in a variety of ways. Besides solitons, supersonic holes (density depressions) are produced by sufficiently large- amplitude perturbations. Heavier and hotter ions are more favourable to the holes. Applications of the present investigations to space plasmas are pointed out.

scholarly journals Dromion solutions for nonlinear electron acoustic waves in space plasmas

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 463-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Ghosh ◽  
A. Sen ◽  
G. S. Lakhina
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Nonlinear Evolution ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Space Plasmas ◽  
Ion Temperature ◽  
Polar Cap ◽  
Localized Solutions ◽  
Electron Acoustic Waves ◽  
Electron Acoustic

Abstract. Recent high resolution measurements of POLAR and FAST satellites have revealed two-dimensional coherent structures in the polar cap boundary layer (PCBL) region. Since the ion temperature is often observed to be greater than the electron temperature in this region, electron acoustic waves can exist as a normal mode of the plasma system. It is shown that the nonlinear evolution of such waves can be modelled by the coupled Davey-Stewartson I equations. These equations, which are a generalization of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation to two dimensions, admit exponentially localized solutions called dromions. A detailed parametric characterization of the regions of existence of such solutions is presented in the context of the PCBL region.

scholarly journals Study of nonlinear ion- and electron-acoustic waves in multi-component space plasmas

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 903-913 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. S. Lakhina ◽  
S. V. Singh ◽  
A. P. Kakad ◽  
F. Verheest ◽  
R. Bharuthram
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Waves ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Hot Electron ◽  
Number Density ◽  
Electron Acoustic Waves ◽  
Ion Acoustic ◽  
Ion Acoustic Solitons ◽  
Mach Numbers ◽  
Electron Acoustic

Abstract. Large amplitude ion-acoustic and electron-acoustic waves in an unmagnetized multi-component plasma system consisting of cold background electrons and ions, a hot electron beam and a hot ion beam are studied using Sagdeev pseudo-potential technique. Three types of solitary waves, namely, slow ion-acoustic, ion-acoustic and electron-acoustic solitons are found provided the Mach numbers exceed the critical values. The slow ion-acoustic solitons have the smallest critical Mach numbers, whereas the electron-acoustic solitons have the largest critical Mach numbers. For the plasma parameters considered here, both type of ion-acoustic solitons have positive potential whereas the electron-acoustic solitons can have either positive or negative potential depending on the fractional number density of the cold electrons relative to that of the ions (or total electrons) number density. For a fixed Mach number, increases in the beam speeds of either hot electrons or hot ions can lead to reduction in the amplitudes of the ion-and electron-acoustic solitons. However, the presence of hot electron and hot ion beams have no effect on the amplitudes of slow ion-acoustic modes. Possible application of this model to the electrostatic solitary waves (ESWs) observed in the plasma sheet boundary layer is discussed.

scholarly journals Excitation of electron acoustic waves near the electron plasma frequency and at twice the plasma frequency

2000 ◽  
Vol 105 (A6) ◽  
pp. 12919-12927 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Schriver ◽  
M. Ashour-Abdalla ◽  
V. Sotnikov ◽  
P. Hellinger ◽  
V. Fiala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Plasma Frequency ◽  
Electron Plasma ◽  
Electron Plasma Frequency ◽  
Electron Acoustic Waves ◽  
Electron Acoustic

Two-soliton and three-soliton interactions of electron acoustic waves in quantum plasma

Pramana ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 873-883 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAUSHIK ROY ◽  
SWAPAN KUMAR GHOSH ◽  
PRASANTA CHATTERJEE
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Quantum Plasma ◽  
Soliton Interactions ◽  
Electron Acoustic Waves ◽  
Electron Acoustic

Oblique propagating extraordinary spin-electron acoustic waves

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 102115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pavel A. Andreev ◽  
S. V. Kolesnikov
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Electron Acoustic Waves ◽  
Electron Acoustic

scholarly journals Anomalous width variation of rarefactive ion acoustic solitary waves in the context of auroral plasmas

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. S. Ghosh ◽  
G. S. Lakhina
Keyword(s):  
Solitary Waves ◽  
Nonlinear Theory ◽  
Acoustic Waves ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Magnetized Plasma ◽  
Amplitude Variation ◽  
Fully Nonlinear ◽  
Weakly Nonlinear ◽  
Ion Acoustic Solitary Waves ◽  
Ion Acoustic

Abstract. The presence of dynamic, large amplitude solitary waves in the auroral regions of space is well known. Since their velocities are of the order of the ion acoustic speed, they may well be considered as being generated from the nonlinear evolution of ion acoustic waves. However, they do not show the expected width-amplitude correlation for K-dV solitons. Recent POLAR observations have actually revealed that the low altitude rarefactive ion acoustic solitary waves are associated with an increase in the width with increasing amplitude. This indicates that a weakly nonlinear theory is not appropriate to describe the solitary structures in the auroral regions. In the present work, a fully nonlinear analysis based on Sagdeev pseudopotential technique has been adopted for both parallel and oblique propagation of rarefactive solitary waves in a two electron temperature multi-ion plasma. The large amplitude solutions have consistently shown an increase in the width with increasing amplitude. The width-amplitude variation profile of obliquely propagating rarefactive solitary waves in a magnetized plasma have been compared with the recent POLAR observations. The width-amplitude variation pattern is found to fit well with the analytical results. It indicates that a fully nonlinear theory of ion acoustic solitary waves may well explain the observed anomalous width variations of large amplitude structures in the auroral region.

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