Propagation of an ion-acoustic soliton in an inhomogeneous plasma
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Physics of Fluids
- Vol. 29 (1) , 294-297
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.865995
Abstract
Experiments on the propagation of an ion‐acoustic soliton into a region of inhomogeneous plasma density are described. It is found that the local amplitude and velocity decrease and the width increases as the soliton propagates into a region of lower density. The results are in good agreement with a model based on the KdV equation and with the recent study of Kuehl and Imen [Phys. Fluids 2 8, 2375 (1985)].Keywords
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