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Title: Coupled ion acoustic and drift waves in magnetized superthermal electron-positron-ion plasmas

Abstract

Linear and nonlinear coupled drift-ion acoustic waves are investigated in a nonuniform magnetoplasma having kappa distributed electrons and positrons. In the linear regime, the role of kappa distribution and positron content on the dispersion relation has been highlighted; it is found that strong superthermality (low value of κ) and addition of positrons lowers the phase velocity via decreasing the fundamental scalelengths of the plasmas. In the nonlinear regime, first, coherent nonlinear structure in the form of dipoles and monopoles are obtained and the boundary conditions (boundedness) in the context of superthermality and positron concentrations are discussed. Second, in case of scalar nonlinearity, a Korteweg–de Vries-type equation is obtained, which admit solitary wave solution. It is found that both compressive and rarefactive solitons are formed in the present model. The present work may be useful to understand the low frequency electrostatic modes in inhomogeneous electron positron ion plasmas, which exist in astrophysical plasma situations such as those found in the pulsar magnetosphere.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2]
  1. Institute of Physics and Electronics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25000 (Pakistan)
  2. National Center for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Shahdra Valley Road, Islamabad 44000 (Pakistan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22303431
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DISPERSION RELATIONS; ELECTRONS; ION DRIFT; IONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PHASE VELOCITY; PLASMA; POSITRONS; WAVE PROPAGATION

Citation Formats

Adnan, Muhammad, Qamar, Anisa, National Center for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Shahdra Valley Road, Islamabad 44000, Mahmood, S., Theoretical Physics Division, PINSTECH P.O. Nilore Islamabad 44000, and Physics Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Coupled ion acoustic and drift waves in magnetized superthermal electron-positron-ion plasmas. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4896346.
Adnan, Muhammad, Qamar, Anisa, National Center for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Shahdra Valley Road, Islamabad 44000, Mahmood, S., Theoretical Physics Division, PINSTECH P.O. Nilore Islamabad 44000, & Physics Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Coupled ion acoustic and drift waves in magnetized superthermal electron-positron-ion plasmas. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4896346
Adnan, Muhammad, Qamar, Anisa, National Center for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Shahdra Valley Road, Islamabad 44000, Mahmood, S., Theoretical Physics Division, PINSTECH P.O. Nilore Islamabad 44000, and Physics Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. 2014. "Coupled ion acoustic and drift waves in magnetized superthermal electron-positron-ion plasmas". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4896346.
@article{osti_22303431,
title = {Coupled ion acoustic and drift waves in magnetized superthermal electron-positron-ion plasmas},
author = {Adnan, Muhammad and Qamar, Anisa and National Center for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Shahdra Valley Road, Islamabad 44000 and Mahmood, S. and Theoretical Physics Division, PINSTECH P.O. Nilore Islamabad 44000 and Physics Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul},
abstractNote = {Linear and nonlinear coupled drift-ion acoustic waves are investigated in a nonuniform magnetoplasma having kappa distributed electrons and positrons. In the linear regime, the role of kappa distribution and positron content on the dispersion relation has been highlighted; it is found that strong superthermality (low value of κ) and addition of positrons lowers the phase velocity via decreasing the fundamental scalelengths of the plasmas. In the nonlinear regime, first, coherent nonlinear structure in the form of dipoles and monopoles are obtained and the boundary conditions (boundedness) in the context of superthermality and positron concentrations are discussed. Second, in case of scalar nonlinearity, a Korteweg–de Vries-type equation is obtained, which admit solitary wave solution. It is found that both compressive and rarefactive solitons are formed in the present model. The present work may be useful to understand the low frequency electrostatic modes in inhomogeneous electron positron ion plasmas, which exist in astrophysical plasma situations such as those found in the pulsar magnetosphere.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4896346},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22303431}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 9,
volume = 21,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}