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Title: Oblique collision of dust acoustic solitons in a strongly coupled dusty plasma

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931735· OSTI ID:22493793
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  1. Physical Sciences Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati 781035 (India)

The oblique collision between two equal amplitude dust acoustic solitons is observed in a strongly coupled dusty plasma. The solitons are subjected to oblique interaction at different colliding angles. We observe a resonance structure during oblique collision at a critical colliding angle which is described by the idea of three wave resonance interaction modeled by Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation. After collision, the solitons preserve their identity. The amplitude of the resultant wave formed during interaction is measured for different collision angles as well as for different colliding soliton amplitudes. At resonance, the maximum amplitude of the new soliton formed is nearly 3.7 times the initial soliton amplitude.

OSTI ID:
22493793
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 9; 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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