Dust ion acoustic solitary structures in presence of nonthermally distributed electrons and positrons

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to extend the recent work of Paul and Bandyopadhyay [Astrophys. Space Sci. 361, 172 (2016)] on the existence of different dust ion acoustic solitary structures in an unmagnetized collisionless dusty plasma consisting of negatively charged static dust grains, adiabatic warm ions, nonthermal electrons, and isothermal positrons in a more generalized form by considering nonthermal positrons instead of isothermal positrons. The present system supports both positive and negative potential double layers, coexistence of solitary waves of both polarities, and positive potential supersolitons. The qualitative and quantitative changes in existence domains of different solitary structures, which occur in the presence of nonthermal positrons, have been presented in comparison with the results of Paul and Bandyopadhyay [Astrophys. Space Sci. 361, 172 (2016)]. The formation of supersoliton structures and their limitations has been analyzed with the help of phase portraits of the dynamical system corresponding to the dust ion acoustic solitary structures. Phase portrait analysis clearly indicates a smooth transition between solitons and supersolitons.