AMPLIFICATION OF ION-ACOUSTIC SOLITONS BY AN ION-BEAM

被引:55
作者
OKUTSU, E
NAKAMURA, M
NAKAMURA, Y
ITOH, T
机构
[1] Inst. of Space and Aeronautical Sci., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
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10.1088/0032-1028/20/6/006
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Ion-acoustic solutions in a plasma traversed by a weak ion beam are studied experimentally by a double plasma device. Large amplitude compressive pulses are amplified and steepened to become solitons of which the amplitude n/n 0 is comparable or less than 40%. The amplitude of the soliton is maximum at a beam velocity of Vb/Cs=1.7 while the linear growth rates is maximum at Vb/Cs=1.3. Theoretical explanations are presented with the use of the fluid model.
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