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Title: Electromagnetic envelope solitons in ultrarelativistic inhomogeneous electron-positron-ion plasma

Abstract

The nonlinear interaction of ultra-intense short laser beam and homogeneous/inhomogeneous electron-positron-ion (e-p-i) plasma is investigated. It is found that soliton solutions can exist in both homogeneous and inhomogeneous e-p-i plasma. The influence of the positron density, the phase velocity, the inhomogeneity nature, and the Hamiltonian of the system on the soliton structure is investigated. The evolution of envelope solitons in homogeneous e-p-i plasma is analyzed analytically by using a two-time-scale method and confirmed by numerical simulations. However, the soliton solutions can exist in inhomogeneous e-p-i plasma only when the positron density is high enough. Furthermore, the phase diagram for existing envelope soliton in positron density and phase velocity of the wave plane is obtained.

Authors:
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  1. Key Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Physics and Functional Materials of Gansu Province, College of Physics and Electronics Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22303755
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 8; 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; BEAMS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; HAMILTONIANS; IONS; LASERS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE VELOCITY; PLASMA; POSITRONS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SOLITONS

Citation Formats

Du, Hong-E, Cheng, Li-Hong, Yu, Zi-Fa, and Xue, Ju-Kui. Electromagnetic envelope solitons in ultrarelativistic inhomogeneous electron-positron-ion plasma. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4891881.
Du, Hong-E, Cheng, Li-Hong, Yu, Zi-Fa, & Xue, Ju-Kui. Electromagnetic envelope solitons in ultrarelativistic inhomogeneous electron-positron-ion plasma. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4891881
Du, Hong-E, Cheng, Li-Hong, Yu, Zi-Fa, and Xue, Ju-Kui. 2014. "Electromagnetic envelope solitons in ultrarelativistic inhomogeneous electron-positron-ion plasma". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4891881.
@article{osti_22303755,
title = {Electromagnetic envelope solitons in ultrarelativistic inhomogeneous electron-positron-ion plasma},
author = {Du, Hong-E and Cheng, Li-Hong and Yu, Zi-Fa and Xue, Ju-Kui},
abstractNote = {The nonlinear interaction of ultra-intense short laser beam and homogeneous/inhomogeneous electron-positron-ion (e-p-i) plasma is investigated. It is found that soliton solutions can exist in both homogeneous and inhomogeneous e-p-i plasma. The influence of the positron density, the phase velocity, the inhomogeneity nature, and the Hamiltonian of the system on the soliton structure is investigated. The evolution of envelope solitons in homogeneous e-p-i plasma is analyzed analytically by using a two-time-scale method and confirmed by numerical simulations. However, the soliton solutions can exist in inhomogeneous e-p-i plasma only when the positron density is high enough. Furthermore, the phase diagram for existing envelope soliton in positron density and phase velocity of the wave plane is obtained.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4891881},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22303755}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 8,
volume = 21,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}