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Soliton experiments in plasmas

Karl E. Lonngren

Plasma Physics · 1983 · 315 citations · 177 references

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Abstract

The experiments on solitons in plasmas performed during the period 1970 to 1982 are reviewed. Suggestions for future experiments are presented.

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