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Excitation of ion acoustic solitons from grids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1999

YASSER EL-ZEIN ,
T. E. SHERIDAN ,
KARL E. LONNGREN  and
WENDELL HORTON
YASSER EL-ZEIN
Affiliation:
IBM, East Fishkill Facility, zip 2A1, 1580 Route 52, Hopewell Junction, NY 12533-6531, USA
T. E. SHERIDAN
Affiliation:
Plasma Research Laboratory, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
KARL E. LONNGREN
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
WENDELL HORTON
Affiliation:
Institute for Fusion Studies, Department of Physics, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Abstract

Using a particle-in-cell code, we are able to simulate the excitation of ion acoustic solitons from a grid whose potential is suddenly increased. The numerical results are in substantial agreement with previous laboratory experiments.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 61 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 161 - 168
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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