Dust ion acoustic freak waves in a plasma with two temperature electrons featuring Tsallis distribution

Balwinder Singh Chahal, Manpreet Singh, Shalini, N. S. Saini

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Abstract

We present an investigation for the nonlinear dust ion acoustic wave modulation in a plasma composed of charged dust grains, two temperature (cold and hot) nonextensive electrons and ions. For this purpose, the multiscale reductive perturbation technique is used to obtain a nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The critical wave number, which indicates where the modulational instability sets in, has been determined precisely for various regimes. The influence of plasma background nonextensivity on the growth rate of modulational instability is discussed. The modulated wavepackets in the form of either bright or dark type envelope solitons may exist. Formation of rogue waves from bright envelope solitons is also discussed. The investigation indicates that the structural characteristics of these envelope excitations (width, amplitude) are significantly affected by nonextensivity, dust concentration, cold electron–ion density ratio and temperature ratio.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)935-945
Number of pages11
JournalPhysica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
Volume491
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2018

Funding

This work was supported by DRS-II(SAP) No. F.530/17/DRS-II/2015(SAP-I) UGC, New Delhi . M. S. acknowledges the support provided by University Grants Commission, New Delhi under Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship. All authors contributed equally to the paper.

Keywords

  • Dust ion acoustic rogue waves
  • Modulational instability
  • Nonextensive distribution
  • Nonlinear Schrödinger equation
  • Tsallis statistical mechanics

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