Electron-acoustic solitons in an electron-beam plasma system with kappa-distributed electrons

A. Danehkar, I. Kourakis, M. A. Hellberg

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Abstract

We investigate the existence conditions and propagation properties of electron-acoustic solitary waves in a plasma consisting of an electron beam fluid, a cold electron fluid, and a hot suprathermal electron component modeled by a k-distribution function. The Sagdeev pseudopotential method was used to investigate the occurrence of stationary-profile solitary waves. We have determined how the soliton characteristics depend on the electron beam parameters. It is found that the existence domain for solitons becomes narrower with an increase in the suprathermality of hot electrons, increasing the beam speed, and decreasing the beam-to-cold electron population ratio.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationICOPS/BEAMS 2014 - 41st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and the 20th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781479927111
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Jan 2015
Event41st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2014 and the 20th IEEE International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams, BEAMS 2014 - Washington, United States
Duration: 25 May 201429 May 2014

Publication series

NameICOPS/BEAMS 2014 - 41st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science and the 20th International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams

Conference

Conference41st IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2014 and the 20th IEEE International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams, BEAMS 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWashington
Period25/05/1429/05/14

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