title: Solitary phase-space holes in pair plasmas.
abstract: We present theoretical and computer simulation studies of the formation and dynamics of solitary phase-space holes in pair plasmas, which can be applied to both electron-positron plasmas and to plasmas containing positively and negatively charged macro-ions or macro-particulates (charged dust grains). We apply our numerical treatment to the parameters used in a recent series of experiments in a pair ion plasma whose constituents are negatively and positively charged fullerene carbon nanotubes. New experiments should be conducted to confirm our theoretical and numerical predictions.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Theoretische Physik IV, Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eliasson
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shukla