Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (Jan 2004)

Electron acoustic solitons in the Earth's magnetotail

  • S. G. Tagare,
  • S. V. Singh,
  • S. V. Singh,
  • R. V. Reddy,
  • G. S. Lakhina,
  • G. S. Lakhina

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 2
pp. 215 – 218

Abstract

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Small amplitude electron - acoustic solitons are studied in a magnetized plasma consisting of two types of electrons, namely cold electron beam and background plasma electrons and two temperature ion plasma. The analysis predicts rarefactive solitons. The model may provide a possible explanation for the perpendicular polarization of the low-frequency component of the broadband electrostatic noise observed in the Earth's magnetotail.