Electromagnetic pinned solitons for space debris detection

Sen, Abhijit; Mukherjee, Rupak; Yadav, Sharad K.; Crabtree, Chris; Ganguli, Gurudas

doi:10.1063/5.0099201

Electromagnetic pinned solitons for space debris detection

Journal Article · Mon Jan 09 04:00:00 EST 2023 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0099201· OSTI ID:1963019

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Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar (India)
Sikkim University (India); Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (India)
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Washington, DC (United States)

Electromagnetic “pinned” solitons in the form of stationary nonlinear waves are studied within the framework of an inertial magneto-hydrodynamic model. These structures, that can arise when a charged source moves in a magnetized plasma, have a velocity that is equal to the source velocity and, hence, appear as “pinned” structures that envelope the source. We investigate the excitation of such solitons in the Low Earth Orbit region due to the passage of charged orbital debris objects. The spatial size of these electromagnetic solitons, typically of the order of a few ion skin depths, can be very large in this region. Such solitons can be detected using a variety of ground- or orbit-based radio sounding techniques and may provide a convenient additional means of tracking small sized orbital debris objects that are difficult to spot optically.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466

OSTI ID:: 1963019

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 30; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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