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Title: {open_quotes}Heavy light bullets{close_quotes} in electron-positron plasma

Abstract

The nonlinear propagation of circularly polarized electromagnetic waves with relativistically strong amplitudes in an unmagnetized hot electron-positron plasma with a small fraction of ions is investigated. The possibility of finding localized solutions in such a plasma is explored. It is shown that these plasmas support the propagation of {open_quotes}heavy light bullets{close_quotes}; nondiffracting and nondispersive electromagnetic (EM) pulses with large density bunching.

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  1. International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (Italy)
  2. Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Institute for Fusion Studies
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Research Org.:
Texas Univ., Austin, TX (United States). Inst. for Fusion Studies
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
35335
Report Number(s):
DOE/ET/53088-696; IFSR-696
ON: DE95008751; TRN: 95:009008
DOE Contract Number:
FG05-80ET53088
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
66 PHYSICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE PACKETS; POSITRONS; ELECTRONS; PLASMA; ASTROPHYSICS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS

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Berezhiani, V.I., and Mahajan, S.M. {open_quotes}Heavy light bullets{close_quotes} in electron-positron plasma. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2172/35335.
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Berezhiani, V.I., & Mahajan, S.M. {open_quotes}Heavy light bullets{close_quotes} in electron-positron plasma. United States. doi:10.2172/35335.
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Berezhiani, V.I., and Mahajan, S.M. Wed . "{open_quotes}Heavy light bullets{close_quotes} in electron-positron plasma". United States. doi:10.2172/35335. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/35335.
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title = {{open_quotes}Heavy light bullets{close_quotes} in electron-positron plasma},
author = {Berezhiani, V.I. and Mahajan, S.M.},
abstractNote = {The nonlinear propagation of circularly polarized electromagnetic waves with relativistically strong amplitudes in an unmagnetized hot electron-positron plasma with a small fraction of ions is investigated. The possibility of finding localized solutions in such a plasma is explored. It is shown that these plasmas support the propagation of {open_quotes}heavy light bullets{close_quotes}; nondiffracting and nondispersive electromagnetic (EM) pulses with large density bunching.},
doi = {10.2172/35335},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1995}
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