EFFECT OF FINITE ION TEMPERATURE ON LARGE-AMPLITUDE SOLITARY KINETIC ALFVEN WAVES

Authors
ROYCHOUDHURY R CHATTERJEE P
Citation
R. Roychoudhury et P. Chatterjee, EFFECT OF FINITE ION TEMPERATURE ON LARGE-AMPLITUDE SOLITARY KINETIC ALFVEN WAVES, Physics of plasmas, 5(11), 1998, pp. 3828-3832
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physics of plasmas → ACNP
ISSN journal
1070664X
Volume
5
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3828 - 3832
Database
ISI
SICI code
1070-664X(1998)5:11<3828:EOFITO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
By using the Sagdeev pseudopotential method, solitary kinetic Alfven w aves (SKAW) are studied in a low-beta plasma, taking into account the electron inertia and ion temperature. Solitary wave solutions, and the electric and magnetic fields, are obtained using the knowledge of the pseudopotential analysis in plasma dynamics. It is found that both hu mp and dip solitons exist for SKAWs, conforming to the results of Frej a scientific satellite observations in space. (C) 1998 American Instit ute of Physics. [S1070-664X(98)00411-X].