Published January 1986
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Journal article
Propagation of an ion-acoustic soliton in an inhomogeneous plasma
- 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Description
Experiments on the propagation of an ion-acoustic soliton into a region of inhomogeneous plasma density are described. It is found that the local amplitude and velocity decrease and the width increases as the soliton propagates into a region of lower density. The results are in good agreement with a model based on the KdV equation and with the recent study of Kuehl and Imen [Phys. Fluids 28, 2375 (1985)]
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Fluids
- Journal Volume
- 29
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- Phys. Fluids.
- Journal Page Range
- 294-297
- ISSN
- 0031-9171
- CODEN
- PFLDA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 17041857
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- AMPLITUDES; AUGMENTATION; CORRELATIONS; INHIBITION; INHOMOGENEOUS PLASMA; ION ACOUSTIC WAVES; KORTEWEG-DE VRIES EQUATION; LINE WIDTHS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA DENSITY; SOLITONS; VELOCITY
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; ION WAVES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PLASMA; PLASMA WAVES; QUASI PARTICLES