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{"title":"Linear and Nonlinear Mode in Magnetized e–i Plasma With Non-Maxwellian Distribution","authors":"Aziz Khan,&nbsp;Raees Khan,&nbsp;Adil Khan,&nbsp;Yasmeen Rashid,&nbsp;Salma Rashid,&nbsp;Muhammad Shafiq","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70094","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study gives a detailed theoretical framework for ion temperature gradient (ITG) modes in magnetized, inhomogeneous electron-ion plasmas, where electron behavior is taken as a Kaniadakis distribution. The fluid description is extended under electrostatic, low-frequency drift ordering, allowing for a systematic analysis of both linear and nonlinear regimes. Non-Maxwellian electrons influence ITG growth rates and spectral characteristics. While in the nonlinear regime we obtained the Korteweg-de-Vries and Burger equations with modified nonlinear, dispersion, and dissipation coefficients that depend on the different plasma parameters as well as on the spectral index of the distribution. These findings can be applicable to the space as well as to the laboratory plasmas.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148105486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Exact Travelling Wave Solutions of Space–Time Fractional Higher-Dimensional Evolution Equations in Plasma Physics","authors":"Ajay Kumar Sahoo,&nbsp;Arun Kumar Gupta","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70131","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this work, we investigate the exact travelling wave solutions of the space–time fractional (3 + 1)-dimensional Korteweg–de Vries–Calogero–Bogoyavlenskii–Schiff (KdV-CBS) equation and the negative-order (3 + 1)-dimensional KdV-CBS equation (nKdV-nCBS) by utilizing Sub equation method (SEM). The fractional partial differential equations (FPDEs) are transformed to nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) by using a suitable traveling wave transformation. Numerous soliton-type solutions, such as kink, anti-kink, singular, singular periodic, and multi-soliton singular wave forms, are generated using the suggested approach. Both two and three-dimensional graphical representations are used for understanding the behavior of these acquired solutions followed by physical significance. The obtained solutions are indeed beneficial for analyzing the wave propagation in complex media like nonlinear optics, hydrodynamics, plasmas, and fluid systems. The SEM provides a simple, effective, and efficient method for solving high-dimensional nonlinear FPDEs in contrast to other approaches in the literature. The results presented in this work not only enrich the family of exact solutions for fractional KdV-type models but also demonstrate the effectiveness of the conformable derivative framework in capturing complex nonlinear wave dynamics relevant to mathematical physics.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148133165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fixed-Bias Probe Measurements Downstream of a Cesium-Free Aluminum Plasma Grid System","authors":"Shuangyuan Feng","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70133","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study employed a Langmuir probe to investigate charged particle production characteristics in a cesium-free aluminum plasma grid (Al-PG) system, wherein different electric voltage differences were applied across the control grid (CG), extraction grid (EX), and analyzer limiter plate (ALP). The probe enabled measurements of current at various spatial positions and bias voltages, providing direct insight into the behavior of electrons and ions under different electrode voltage conditions. The probe current results indicate that, when comparing different CG voltages, the probe current at <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>V</mi>\u0000 <mi>CG</mi>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 <mo>=</mo>\u0000 <mo>−</mo>\u0000 <mn>50</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ {V}_{mathrm{CG}}=-50 $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> V (positive ion extraction) is significantly larger than that at <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>V</mi>\u0000 <mi>CG</mi>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 <mo>=</mo>\u0000 <mo>+</mo>\u0000 <mn>50</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ {V}_{mathrm{CG}}=+50 $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> V (negative ion extraction). Probe measurements revealed that, when the ALP voltage is varied below the probe voltage, the probe current initially increases and subsequently decreases. Under the same conditions, the probe current gradually decreases with increasing EX voltage. When a negative voltage is applied to the probe, the floating potential corresponds to the probe current peak, and this peak shifts progressively with increasing EX voltage. These probe-based observations clarify the influence of electrode potentials on charged particle transport and provide experimental guidance for optimizing cesium-free negative ion sources for advanced plasma applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ctpp.70133","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148122534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cover Picture: Contrib. Plasma Phys. 05/2026","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70114","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Schematics of experimental setup. Fig. 1 of the paper by Shuangyuan Feng.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ctpp.70114","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148102541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effect of Anisotropic Ion Pressure and Dust Charge Fluctuation on Dust-Ion-Acoustic Shock Waves in the Magnetized Viscous Plasma With a Non-Maxwellian (r, q)–Distribution","authors":"Rui Huo","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70098","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The nonlinear propagation characteristics of dust-ion-acoustic shock waves are investigated in a magnetized viscous dusty plasma with the effect of dust charge fluctuation, the (<i>r</i>, <i>q</i>) distributed electrons, and the anisotropic ion pressure. By employing the standard reductive perturbation method and the Tanh method, we derive the nonlinear Korteweg–de Vries Burgers (KdVB) equation and its solution. By numerical analysis, we show the effect of spectral indices <i>r</i> and <i>q</i> on the dust-ion-acoustic shock waves potential Φ and associated magnitude of electric field <i>E</i>. Besides, we find that the impact of external magnetic field Ω, obliqueness <i>l</i>_<i>z</i>, the ion kinematic viscosity <i>η</i>₀, anisotropic ion pressure <i>p</i>₁ and <i>p</i>₂, density ratio of electron to ion <i>μ</i> and dust grain radius <i>r</i>_<i>d</i> can significantly modify the characteristics of the shock waves. These results may be useful for better understanding the nonlinear propagation of shock structures in space and laboratory plasma with non-Maxwellian distributed electrons.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148109820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fixed-Bias Probe Measurements Downstream of a Cesium-Free Aluminum Plasma Grid System","authors":"Shuangyuan Feng","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70133","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study employed a Langmuir probe to investigate charged particle production characteristics in a cesium-free aluminum plasma grid (Al-PG) system, wherein different electric voltage differences were applied across the control grid (CG), extraction grid (EX), and analyzer limiter plate (ALP). The probe enabled measurements of current at various spatial positions and bias voltages, providing direct insight into the behavior of electrons and ions under different electrode voltage conditions. The probe current results indicate that, when comparing different CG voltages, the probe current at <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>V</mi>\u0000 <mi>CG</mi>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 <mo>=</mo>\u0000 <mo>−</mo>\u0000 <mn>50</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ {V}_{mathrm{CG}}=-50 $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> V (positive ion extraction) is significantly larger than that at <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>V</mi>\u0000 <mi>CG</mi>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 <mo>=</mo>\u0000 <mo>+</mo>\u0000 <mn>50</mn>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ {V}_{mathrm{CG}}=+50 $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> V (negative ion extraction). Probe measurements revealed that, when the ALP voltage is varied below the probe voltage, the probe current initially increases and subsequently decreases. Under the same conditions, the probe current gradually decreases with increasing EX voltage. When a negative voltage is applied to the probe, the floating potential corresponds to the probe current peak, and this peak shifts progressively with increasing EX voltage. These probe-based observations clarify the influence of electrode potentials on charged particle transport and provide experimental guidance for optimizing cesium-free negative ion sources for advanced plasma applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ctpp.70133","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148122276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Influence of Generalized (r, q) Electron Distribution Function on Dust Grain Charging in a Dusty Plasma","authors":"Aniss Ryad Ladjeroud,&nbsp;Bacha Mustapha","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70081","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We reexamined the variation of the dust grain charge in a dusty plasma within the framework of the Double Spectral Distribution (DSD). Using the Orbital Motion Limited (OML) approach, the exact expression for the generalized electron current corresponding to the <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>r</mi>\u0000 <mo>,</mo>\u0000 <mi>q</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ left(r,qright) $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> distribution was derived. The impact of this distribution on the equilibrium charge of the dust grain was thoroughly investigated. The results reveal that the <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>(</mo>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>r</mi>\u0000 <mo>,</mo>\u0000 <mi>q</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <mo>)</mo>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ left(r,qright) $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> distribution significantly alters the electron current, and consequently, the equilibrium grain charge. The effects of the two parameters <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>r</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ r $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> and <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mi>q</mi>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$$ q $$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> are similar in that they both contribute to making the grain charge less negative, a behavior analogous to that observed by Tribeche and Shukla in the context of the nonextensive Tsallis distribution.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148133954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Coffey Limit in Magnetized Plasmas","authors":"Gopal Basak,&nbsp;Chandan Maity","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70109","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using a non-relativistic warm fluid model, the wave-breaking limit of upper-hybrid waves (UHWs) in magnetized plasmas is derived. This limit—termed “Coffey limit” in magnetized plasmas—is found to decrease with the increase of an ambient magnetic field. A nonlinear dispersion relation for UHWs is also derived, showing its considerable dependency on wave amplitude. These results will be of relevance to laboratory applications of wave-breaking involving magnetic fields.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148112463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dynamics of Ion-Acoustic Solitary Waves in Multicomponent Plasmas With Non-Maxwellian Electron Distributions: Effects of Specific Plasma Composition on Generation and Overtaking Interactions","authors":"F. Asiri,&nbsp;M. M. Alqahtani,&nbsp;M. Mahmoud,&nbsp;E. F. El-Shamy","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The generation and interactions of ion-acoustic (IA) solitary waves are simulated in multicomponent plasmas containing positive and negative ions and electrons following kappa and κ-deformed Kaniadakis distributions. A Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation that describes IA solitary waves in a multicomponent plasma model is derived. At a critical composition, the KdV equation becomes invalid. Therefore, a modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation describing IA solitary waves in the multicomponent plasmas model is obtained at a critical composition. The Hirota direct method (HDM) is employed to obtain the N-solitary wave solutions and the phase shifts resulting from overtaking interactions (OIs). Interactions between two IA solitons with identical and opposite polarities during OIs are simulated at discrete time intervals. The present work may help explain the properties of nonlinear waves in the Earth's ionosphere, which support the propagation of solitary waves.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148124744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Dynamics of Ion-Acoustic Solitary Waves in Multicomponent Plasmas With Non-Maxwellian Electron Distributions: Effects of Specific Plasma Composition on Generation and Overtaking Interactions","authors":"F. Asiri,&nbsp;M. M. Alqahtani,&nbsp;M. Mahmoud,&nbsp;E. F. El-Shamy","doi":"10.1002/ctpp.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ctpp.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The generation and interactions of ion-acoustic (IA) solitary waves are simulated in multicomponent plasmas containing positive and negative ions and electrons following kappa and κ-deformed Kaniadakis distributions. A Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation that describes IA solitary waves in a multicomponent plasma model is derived. At a critical composition, the KdV equation becomes invalid. Therefore, a modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) equation describing IA solitary waves in the multicomponent plasmas model is obtained at a critical composition. The Hirota direct method (HDM) is employed to obtain the N-solitary wave solutions and the phase shifts resulting from overtaking interactions (OIs). Interactions between two IA solitons with identical and opposite polarities during OIs are simulated at discrete time intervals. The present work may help explain the properties of nonlinear waves in the Earth's ionosphere, which support the propagation of solitary waves.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10700,"journal":{"name":"Contributions to Plasma Physics","volume":"66 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148124760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}