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Dust-acoustic supersolitons in a three-species dusty plasma with kappa distributions†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2014

M. A. HELLBERG ,
T. K. BALUKU ,
F. VERHEEST  and
I. KOURAKIS
M. A. HELLBERG
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (hellberg@ukzn.ac.za)
T. K. BALUKU
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Pwani University, P. O. Box 195-80108, Kilifi, Kenya
F. VERHEEST
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa (hellberg@ukzn.ac.za) Sterrenkundig Observatorium, Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281, B–9000 Gent, Belgium
I. KOURAKIS
Affiliation:
Centre for Plasma Physics, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN Northern Ireland, UK
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Abstract

Supersolitons are a form of soliton characterised, inter alia, by additional local extrema superimposed on the usual bipolar electric field signature. Previous studies of supersolitons supported by three-component plasmas have dealt with ion-acoustic structures. An analogous problem is now considered, namely, dust-acoustic supersolitons in a plasma composed of fluid negative dust grains and two kappa-distributed positive ion species. Calculations illustrating some supersoliton characteristics are presented.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 79 , Special Issue 6: Special issue in memory of Professor Padma Kant Shukla 1950-2013 , December 2013 , pp. 1039 - 1043
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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This paper is dedicated to the memory of Padma Shukla, a great scientist, whose enthusiasm inspired many, and whose infectious warmth and generous spirit will be missed by his friends and colleagues.

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