Superthermal Hot Electrons Research Articles

Shielding effect and wakefield pattern of a moving test charge in a non-Maxwellian dusty plasma

By using the Vlasov-Poisson equations, we calculate an expression for the electrostatic potential caused by a test charge in an unmagnetized non-Maxwellian dusty plasma, whose constituents are the superthermal hot-electrons, the mobile cold-electrons with a neutralizing background of cold ions, and charge fluctuating isolated dust grains. The superthermality effects due to hot electrons not only modify the dielectric constant of the electron-acoustic waves but also significantly affect the electrostatic potential. The latter can be decomposed into the Debye-Hückel and oscillatory wake potentials. Analytical and numerical results reveal that the Debye-Hückel and wakefield potentials converge to the Maxwellian case for large values of superthermality parameter. Furthermore, the plasma parameters play a vital role in the formation of shielding and wakefield pattern in a two-electron temperature plasma. The present results should be important for laboratory and space dusty plasmas, where hot-electrons can be assumed to follow the non-Maxwellian distribution function.

Head-on collision of electron-acoustic solitary waves in a plasma with superthermal hot electrons

The head-on collision between two electron-acoustic solitary waves in an unmagnetized plasma is investigated, including a cold electron fluid, hot electrons obeying a superthermal distribution and stationary ions. By using extended Poincare′-Lighthill-Kuo perturbation method, the analytical phase shifts following head-on collision are derived. Effects of the ratio of number density of hot electrons to number density of cold electrons α and superthermal parameter k on phase shifts are studied. It is found that hot-to-cold electron density ratio significantly modifies the phase shifts.

Propagation of two solitons in electron acoustic waves with superthermal electrons

A theoretical investigation is carried out for understanding the nonlinear properties of electron acoustic solitary waves (EASWs) in an unmagnetized, collisionless plasma consisting of a cold-electron fluid and hot electrons obeying κ velocity distribution, and stationary ions in nonplanar geometry. By making use of the reductive perturbation technique, nonlinear nonplanar (cylindrical/spherical) Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equations are derived to study the propagation of two solitons. Computational investigations have been performed to examine the superthermal effects on the nonlinear waves. It is found that the propagation of two solitons is affected by superthermal hot electrons and other plasma parameters.

Small amplitude electron-acoustic solitary waves in a plasma with superthermal hot electrons

In the present investigation, Electron acoustic solitons in a plasma consisting of cold electrons, superthermal hot electrons and stationary ions are studied. The basic properties of small but finite amplitude solitary potential structures that may exist in a given plasma system have been investigated theoretically using reductive perturbation technique. It has been found that the profile of electron acoustic solitary wave structures is very sensitive to relative hot electron density, $\alpha(=\frac{n_{h0}}{n_{c0}})$ , temperature of hot to cold electrons, $\theta(=\frac{T_{h}}{T_{c}})$ and the spectral index κ. The implications of the present study may be applied to explain some features of large amplitude localized structures that may occur in the plasma sheet boundary layer.

Electron-acoustic solitary structures in two-electron-temperature plasma with superthermal electrons

The propagation of nonlinear electron- acoustic waves (EAWs) in an unmagnetized collision- less plasma system consisting of a cold electron fluid, superthermal hot electrons and stationary ions is investigated. A reductive perturbation method is employed to obtain a modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equa- tion for the first-order potential. The small amplitude electron-acoustic solitary wave, e.g., soliton and dou- ble layer (DL) solutions are presented, and the effects of superthermal electrons on the nature of the solitons are also discussed. But the results shows that the weak stationary EA DLs cannot be supported by the present model.

Cylindrical and spherical electron acoustic solitary waves in the presence of superthermal hot electrons

Propagation of cylindrical and spherical electron-acoustic solitary waves in unmagnetized plasmas consisting of cold electron fluid, hot electrons obeying a superthermal distribution and stationary ions are investigated. The standard reductive perturbation method is employed to derive the cylindrical/spherical Korteweg-de-Vries equation which governs the dynamics of electron-acoustic solitons. The effects of nonplanar geometry and superthermal hot electrons on the behavior of cylindrical and spherical electron acoustic soliton and its structure are also studied using numerical simulations.

Electron acoustic solitons in the presence of an electron beam and superthermal electrons

Abstract. Arbitrary amplitude electron acoustic solitons are studied in an unmagnetized plasma having cold electrons and ions, superthermal hot electrons and an electron beam. Using the Sagdeev pseudo potential method, theoretical analysis is carried out by assuming superthermal hot electrons having kappa distribution. The results show that inclusion of an electron beam alters the minimum value of spectral index, κ, of the superthermal electron distribution and Mach number for which electron-acoustic solitons can exist and also changes their width and electric field amplitude. For the auroral region parameters, the maximum electric field amplitudes and soliton widths are found in the range ~(30–524) mV m−1 and ~(329–729) m, respectively, for fixed Mach number M = 1.1 and for electron beam speed of (660–1990) km s−1.

Energy of electron acoustic solitons in plasmas with superthermal electron distribution

The propagation of nonlinear waves in plasmas consisting of cold electron fluid and superthermal hot electrons and stationary ions is studied. The Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation is derived using the reductive perturbation theory. It is found that only the rarefractive solitons can be created. Moreover, the linear dispersion relation and energy of solitary waves in the presence of hot superthermal electrons are derived. Our investigation is of wide relevance to astronomers and space scientists working on interstellar space plasmas.

Effect of the presence of excess superthermal hot electrons on electron-acoustic solitary waves in auroral zone plasma

A theoretical investigation is carried out for the nonlinear properties of small amplitude electron acoustic solitary waves (EAWs) in an unmagnetized collisionless plasma consisting of a cold electron fluid and hot electrons obeying κ velocity distribution, and stationary ions. The Korteweg de Vries (KdV) equation that contains the lowest-order nonlinearity and dispersion is derived from the lowest order of perturbation and a linear inhomogeneous (KdV-type) equation that accounts for the higher-order nonlinearity and dispersion is obtained. A stationary solution for equations resulting from higher-order perturbation theory has been found using the renormalization method. The effects of the spectral index κ and the higher-order corrections are found to significantly change the properties (viz. the amplitude, width, electric field ) of the EASWs. A comparison with the Viking Satellite observations in the dayside auroral zone are also discussed.

Electron acoustic solitary waves and double layers with superthermal hot electrons

The problem of arbitrary amplitude electron acoustic solitary waves (EASWs) are discussed using Sagdeev’s pseudopotential technique for a plasma comprising cold electrons, superthermal hot electrons, and stationary ions. The standard normal-mode analysis is used to study the dispersion relation for linear waves. It is found that the present plasma model supports EASWs having negative potential. The influence of superthermal hot electrons on the present plasma model is investigated for the existence of solitary waves. The investigation shows that the solitary structure ceases to exist when the parameter κ crosses a certain limit. It is also found that the small amplitude double layer solution can exist in such a plasma system in some parametric regions. It is shown that solitary structures and double layers are affected by superthermality, as well as by relevant plasma parameters.