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Title: Composite nonlinear structure within the magnetosonic soliton interactions in a spin-1/2 degenerate quantum plasma

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921662· OSTI ID:22410426
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  1. Institute of Theoretical Physics and College of Physics and Electromechanical Engineering, Hexi University, Zhangye 734000 (China)
  2. School of Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049 (China)
  3. Joint Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Physics of NWNU and IMPCAS and College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070 (China)

We study the basic physical properties of composite nonlinear structure induced by the head-on collision of magnetosonic solitons. Solitary waves are assumed to propagate in a quantum electron-ion magnetoplasma with spin-1/2 degenerate electrons. The main interest of the present work is to investigate the time evolution of the merged composite structure during a specific time interval of the wave interaction process. We consider three cases of colliding-situation, namely, compressive-rarefactive solitons interaction, compressive-compressive solitons interaction, and rarefactive-rarefactive solitons interaction, respectively. Compared with the last two colliding cases, the changing process of the composite structure is more complex for the first situation. Moreover, it is found that they are obviously different for the last two colliding cases.

OSTI ID:
22410426
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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