Oblique collision of cylindrical outgoing ion-acoustic solitons

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1983 · Phys. Fluids; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.864203· OSTI ID:6231682

Tsukabayashi, I; Nakamura, Y; Kako, F; Lonngren, K E

Two identical cylindrical outgoing ion-acoustic solitons are transmitted in a double-plasma device to observe an oblique collision. The colliding angle of the solitons is smaller than the resonance angle given by 2 tan/sup -1/((2deltan/n)/sup 1/2/), where deltan/n is the normalized amplitude of the solitons. Two new waves are observed to form in the region of the interaction. The experimental results are compared with a numerical integration of a modified Boussinesq equation and with a theory of three-wave interaction.

• Research Organization: The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153, Japan
• OSTI ID: 6231682
• Journal Information: Phys. Fluids; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Fluids; (United States) Vol. 26:3; ISSN PFLDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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