Published July 2008
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Journal article
Arbitrary amplitude double layers in warm dust kinetic Alfven wave plasmas
Creators
- 1. Department of Mathematics, Cotton College, Guwahati-781001, Assam (India)
Description
Large amplitude electrostatic structures associated with low-frequency dust kinetic Alfvenic waves are investigated under the pressure (temperature) gradient indicative of dust dynamics. The set of equations governing the dust dynamics, Boltzmann electrons, ions and Maxwell's equation have been reduced to a single equation known as the Sagdeev potential equation. Parameter ranges for the existence of arbitrary amplitude double layers are observed. Exact analytical expressions for the energy integral is obtained and computed numerically through which sub-Alfvenic arbitrary amplitude rarefactive double layers are found to exist.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2956643;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Plasmas
- Journal Volume
- 15
- Journal Issue
- 7
- Journal Page Range
- p. 074504-074504.4
- ISSN
- 1070-664X
- CODEN
- PHPAEN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 41018736
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALFVEN WAVES; AMPLITUDES; DUSTS; ELECTRONS; IONS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PLASMA; TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
- Descriptors DEC
- CHARGED PARTICLES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FERMIONS; HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES; LEPTONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics