Effect of superthermality on nonlinear electrostatic modes in plasmas

2010
6 pages
Published in:
  • EPS Conf.Proc.A 34 (2010) P2.410
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Abstract: (arXiv)
The nonlinear propagation of electron-acoustic solitary structures is investigated in a plasma containing kappa-distributed (superthermal) electrons. Different types of localized structures are shown to exist. The occurrence of modulational instability is investigated.
Note:
  • Published in Europhys.Conf.Abs.34A:P2.410,2010
  • 6 pages, 5 figures, presented as a poster at the 37th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, Dublin, Ireland, 2010