Title :
Effect of Resonant Electrons on Propagation of Nonlinear Electrostatic Drift Waves
Author_Institution :
Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad-9, India
Abstract :
A modified Korteweg-de Vries equation in a two-dimensional space comprising the externla magnetic field and the direction normal to a density gradient is derived for a plasma consisting of warm ion fluid (¿i = 3) and nonisothermal electrons (¿e > 1). The effect of ionic temperature and resonant electrons (both trapped and free electrons) on the amplitude and the width of the drift solitary wave is examined.
Keywords :
Electron traps; Electrostatics; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance; Nonlinear equations; Plasma density; Plasma temperature; Plasma waves; Poisson equations; Tellurium;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.1976.4316980
