Effects of ion and electron drifts on large amplitude solitary waves in a relativistic plasma

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1997 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.872585· OSTI ID:553004

Roychoudhury, R; Venkatesan, S K ^[1]; Das, C ^[2]

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1. Physics Applied Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta 700035 (India)
2. S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, J. D. Sector III, Salt Lake, Calcutta 700091 (India)

The effect of ion and electron drifts on the existence of arbitrary amplitude solitary waves is studied using Sagdeev{close_quote}s pseudopotential method. It is found that if the electron drift velocity u{sub 0} is finite, solitary waves may exist for relatively large values of v{sub 0}/c, where v{sub 0} is the ion drift velocity and c is the velocity of light. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 553004
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 4; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CHARGED-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
ELECTRON DRIFT
ION DRIFT
PLASMA WAVES
RELATIVISTIC PLASMA
SOLITONS