Vertical sizes of 1-D and 2-D electrostatic solitons with nonextensive and trapped electrons in the upper ionosphere

The vertical sizes of one-dimensional (1-D) and two dimensional (2-D) electrostatic solitons are estimated in the oxygen-hydrogen (O – H) and pure oxygen plasmas of the upper ionosphere taking into account the effects of non-extensive and trapped electrons. The field-aligned flow of oxygen ions is a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics of plasmas 2018-05, Vol.25 (5)
Hauptverfasser: Ali Shan, Shaukat, Saleem, Hamid
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The vertical sizes of one-dimensional (1-D) and two dimensional (2-D) electrostatic solitons are estimated in the oxygen-hydrogen (O – H) and pure oxygen plasmas of the upper ionosphere taking into account the effects of non-extensive and trapped electrons. The field-aligned flow of oxygen ions is also considered. It is found that both electron trapping and non-extensivity play a constructive role in the formation of 1-D and 2-D solitary structures. The vertical size of the solitons is not known through observations, but here it is pointed out that the vertical size of these structures should be of the order of a few meters at the altitude of 800 km in the 1-D case. On the other hand, in the 2-D case, the vertical size is much larger than the horizontal size and it turns out to be of the order of a few kilometers, while the width is about a few hundred meters in agreement with the observations.
ISSN:1070-664X
1089-7674
DOI:10.1063/1.5025864