Title :
Radiation Characteristics of Ion Acoustic Solitons Launched from an Antenna
Author :
Khazei, Mehyar ; Nelson, Brian ; Chan, Chung ; Lonngren, Karl
Abstract :
The radiation of ion acoustic solitons launched from a 10-cm × 10-cm metal plate into a large plasma (volume ~0.9 m3) is examined experimentally. It is found that the concept of "near-field" and "far-field" effects for linear waves is also relevant for these nonlinear waves.
Keywords :
Absorption; Acoustic propagation; Antenna radiation patterns; Antennas and propagation; Cyclotrons; Dispersion; Electrons; Plasma properties; Plasma waves; Solitons;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.1981.4317404
