Title :
Particle-like behaviour of dissipative solitons in gas-discharge
Author :
Purwins, Hans-Georg
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Angewandte Phys., Munster Univ., Munster
Abstract :
This study investigates the particle-like behaviour of well-localised solitons in gas discharges. Experimental results show self-organized patterns in the form of solitary current filaments which give rise to current density and luminescence radiation density spots in the discharge plane. These observations are discussed in the framework of a drift-diffusion approximation with a set of ordinary differential equations which is in quantitative agreement with the experiment.
Keywords :
differential equations; discharges (electric); pattern formation; plasma kinetic theory; plasma solitons; plasma transport processes; current density; dissipative solitons; drift-diffusion approximation; gas discharges; luminescence radiation density; ordinary differential equations; particle-like behaviour; self-organized patterns; solitary current filaments; Current density; Decision support systems; Differential equations; Impedance; Luminescence; Particle scattering; Pattern formation; Plasma temperature; Reflection; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2008. ICOPS 2008. IEEE 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Karlsruhe
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1929-6
Electronic_ISBN :
0730-9244
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2008.4590596
