Nonlinear Reflection and Refraction of Planar Ion-Acoustic Plasma Solitons
- 23 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 56 (25) , 2688-2691
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.56.2688
Abstract
Experimental observations on the reflection and refraction of a planar ion-acoustic soliton from a metallic mesh electrode are performed in a uniform double-plasma device. Reflection and refraction angles are observed to depend on the incident wave amplitude, showing a nonlinear Snell's law.Keywords
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