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On the study of ion-acoustic solitary waves and double-layers in a drift multicomponent plasma with electron-inertia

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Using the pseudopotential method, theoretical investigation has been made on the firstorder Korteweg-deVries ion-acoustic solitons in a multicomponent plasma consisting of warm positive ions, negative ions and isothermal electrons. The effects of electron-inertia and drift motion of the ions on the amplitudes and widths of the solitons have been studied in a plasma having (H+, Cl−), (H+, O−), (He+, H−) and (He+, O−) ions. Ion-acoustic double-layers have also been investigated for such plasmas. It has been found that drift velocity and electron-inertia have significant contribution on the formation of double-layers in multicomponent plasma

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  1. Faculty of Science, Serampore Girls’ College, 712 201, Hooghly, India

    S. N. Paul, S. Chattopadhyaya & S. K. Bhattacharya

  2. Inter-University Centre of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ganeshkhind, Post Bag-4, 411 007, Pune, India

    S. N. Paul

  3. Department of Mathematics, Ramkrishna Mission College, P.O. Narendrapur, Dist.-24 Parganas(s), West Bengal, India

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Paul, S.N., Chattopadhyaya, S., Bhattacharya, S.K. et al. On the study of ion-acoustic solitary waves and double-layers in a drift multicomponent plasma with electron-inertia. Pramana - J Phys 60, 1217–1233 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704288

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Keywords

  • Ion-acoustic solitary wave
  • rift motion
  • double-layers

PACS Nos

  • 52.35.Fp
  • 52.35.Mw
  • 52.35.Sb
  • 52.60.+h