ISSN:
1434-6079
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract. Theoretical and numerical investigations are carried out for the amplitude modulation of dust-ion acoustic waves (DIAW) propagating in an unmagnetized weakly coupled collisionless fully ionized plasma consisting of isothermal electrons, warm ions and charged dust grains. Modulation oblique (by an angle $\theta$ ) to the carrier wave propagation direction is considered. The stability analysis, based on a nonlinear Schrödinger-type equation (NLSE), exhibits a sensitivity of the instability region to the modulation angle $\theta$ , the dust concentration and the ion temperature. It is found that the ion temperature may strongly modify the wave’s stability profile, in qualitative agreement with previous results, obtained for an electron-ion plasma. The effect of the ion temperature on the formation of DIAW envelope excitations (envelope solitons) is also discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2003-00292-4