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Solitary waves in asymmetric electron–positron–ion plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 July 2015

Ding Lu ,
Zi-Liang Li  and
Bai-Song Xie
Ding Lu
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Beam Technology and Materials Modification of the Ministry of Education, and College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
Zi-Liang Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Beam Technology and Materials Modification of the Ministry of Education, and College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China
Bai-Song Xie*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Beam Technology and Materials Modification of the Ministry of Education, and College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China Beijing Radiation Center, Beijing 100875, PR China
*
†Email address for correspondence: bsxie@bnu.edu.cn
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Abstract

By solving the coupled equations of the electromagnetic field and electrostatic potential, we investigate solitary waves in an asymmetric electron–positron plasma and/or electron–positron–ion plasmas with delicate features. It is found that the solutions of the coupled equations can capture multipeak structures of solitary waves in the case of cold plasma, which are left out by using the long-wavelength approximation. By considering the effect of ion motion with respect to non-relativistic and ultra-relativistic temperature plasmas, we find that the ions’ mobility can lead to larger-amplitude solitary waves; especially, this becomes more obvious for a high-temperature plasma. The effects of asymmetric temperature between electrons and positrons and the ion fraction on the solitary waves are also studied and presented. It is shown that the amplitudes of solitary waves decrease with positron temperature in asymmetric temperature electron–positron plasmas and decrease also with ion concentration.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 81 , Issue 5 , October 2015 , 905810508
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© Cambridge University Press 2015 

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