Published October 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Nonsteady dust charge variation induced ion acoustic monotonic shock structure in dusty plasma: Roles of ionization, ion loss, and collision

  • 1. Centre for Plasma Studies, Faculty of Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032 (India)
  • 2. Department of Instrumentation Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700 032 (India)
  • 3. Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, 4, Cantonment Road, Berhampore, Murshidabad 742101, West Bengal (India)

Description

The effects of nonsteady dust charge variation, ionization, ion loss, and collision on finite amplitude nonlinear ion acoustic wave are investigated in a complex (dusty) plasma. The dynamics of the nonlinear wave is governed by a Burger equation with linear damping or growth term. The anomalous dissipation originating from the nonsteady dust charge variation is responsible for the Burger term, whereas the other dissipative mechanisms (ionization, ion loss, and collision) are responsible for the linear damping (collision and ion loss are the dominant) or growth term (ionization is the dominant). Analytical approximate time evolution solution reveals that the wave possesses monotonic shock structure with exponentially growing or decaying wave amplitude. Its implications in gas discharge laboratory plasma are discussed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
13
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 102312-102312.6
ISSN
1070-664X
CODEN
PHPAEN

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38023265
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
AMPLITUDES; DAMPING; DUSTS; ELECTRON COLLISIONS; ION ACOUSTIC WAVES; ION COLLISIONS; IONIZATION; IONS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PLASMA; SHOCK WAVES; VARIATIONS
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; COLLISIONS; ION WAVES; PLASMA WAVES

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(c) 2006 American Institute of Physics