%0 Journal Article %A Hamid Reza Pakzad %D 2011 %J International Journal of Physical and Mathematical Sciences %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 57, 2011 %T Rarefactive and Compressive Solitary Waves in Warm Plasma with Positrons and Nonthermal Electrons %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6099 %V 57 %X Ion-acoustic solitary waves in a plasma with nonthermal electrons, thermal positrons and warm ions are investigated using Sagdeev-s pseudopotential technique. We study the effects of non-thermal electrons and ion temperature on solitons and show both negative and positive potential waves are possible. %P 1530 - 1534