Published January 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

The effect of elementary reactions on solitary waves in dusty plasmas

  • 1. Quantum Electronics Laboratory, Faculty of Physics, USTHB, BP 32 El-Alia Bab-Ezzouar, Algiers 16111 (Algeria)
  • 2. Theoretical Physics Laboratory, Faculty of Physics, USTHB, BP 32 El-Alia Bab-Ezzouar, Algiers 16111 (Algeria)

Description

The conditions of existence of solitons have been determined by Wang et al.[Phys. Lett. A 339, 96 (2005)], in negative ions containing dusty plasmas where Boltzmannian ions and electrons are assumed. The study is revisited taking into account actual elementary reactions in plasma conditions, viz., particles attachment by grains as well as neutrals and electron impact ionization of neutrals. Dust charge variation is self-consistently introduced leading to the Boltzmannian approximation relaxation.

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Journal Title
Physics of Plasmas
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 014503-014503.3
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
44003079
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANIONS; APPROXIMATIONS; BOLTZMANN STATISTICS; DUSTS; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; PARTICLES; PLASMA; RELAXATION
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; IONS; LEPTONS

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