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Title: Solitary and shock structures in a strongly coupled cryogenic quantum plasma

Abstract

The quantum ion-acoustic (QIA) solitary and shock structures formed in a strongly coupled cryogenic quantum plasma (containing strongly coupled positively charged inertial cold ions and Fermi electrons as well as positrons) have been theoretically investigated. The generalized quantum hydrodynamic model and the reductive perturbation method have been employed to derive the Korteweg-de Vries (K-dV) and Burgers equations. The basic features of the QIA solitary and shock structures are identified by analyzing the stationary solitary and shock wave solutions of the K-dV and Burgers equations. It is found that the basic characteristics (e.g., phase speed, amplitude, and width) of the QIA solitary and shock structures are significantly modified by the effects of the Fermi pressures of electrons and positrons, the ratio of Fermi temperature of positrons to that of electrons, the ratio of effective ion temperature to electron Fermi temperature, etc. It is also observed that the effect of strong correlation among extremely cold ions acts as a source of dissipation, and is responsible for the formation of the QIA shock structures. The results of this theoretical investigation should be useful for understanding the nonlinear features of the localized electrostatic disturbances in laboratory electron-positron-ion plasmas (viz., super-intense laser-dense matter experiments)

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Department of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka 1342 (Bangladesh)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22490990
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 7; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; COLD PLASMA; DISTURBANCES; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; ELECTRONS; FERMI LEVEL; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; ION TEMPERATURE; IONS; KORTEWEG-DE VRIES EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PERTURBATION THEORY; POSITRONS; QUANTUM PLASMA; SHOCK WAVES

Citation Formats

Hossen, M. A., E-mail: armanplasma@gmail.com, and Mamun, A. A. Solitary and shock structures in a strongly coupled cryogenic quantum plasma. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4926519.
Hossen, M. A., E-mail: armanplasma@gmail.com, & Mamun, A. A. Solitary and shock structures in a strongly coupled cryogenic quantum plasma. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926519
Hossen, M. A., E-mail: armanplasma@gmail.com, and Mamun, A. A. 2015. "Solitary and shock structures in a strongly coupled cryogenic quantum plasma". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4926519.
@article{osti_22490990,
title = {Solitary and shock structures in a strongly coupled cryogenic quantum plasma},
author = {Hossen, M. A., E-mail: armanplasma@gmail.com and Mamun, A. A.},
abstractNote = {The quantum ion-acoustic (QIA) solitary and shock structures formed in a strongly coupled cryogenic quantum plasma (containing strongly coupled positively charged inertial cold ions and Fermi electrons as well as positrons) have been theoretically investigated. The generalized quantum hydrodynamic model and the reductive perturbation method have been employed to derive the Korteweg-de Vries (K-dV) and Burgers equations. The basic features of the QIA solitary and shock structures are identified by analyzing the stationary solitary and shock wave solutions of the K-dV and Burgers equations. It is found that the basic characteristics (e.g., phase speed, amplitude, and width) of the QIA solitary and shock structures are significantly modified by the effects of the Fermi pressures of electrons and positrons, the ratio of Fermi temperature of positrons to that of electrons, the ratio of effective ion temperature to electron Fermi temperature, etc. It is also observed that the effect of strong correlation among extremely cold ions acts as a source of dissipation, and is responsible for the formation of the QIA shock structures. The results of this theoretical investigation should be useful for understanding the nonlinear features of the localized electrostatic disturbances in laboratory electron-positron-ion plasmas (viz., super-intense laser-dense matter experiments)},
doi = {10.1063/1.4926519},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22490990}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 7,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}