Arbitrary amplitude dust ion acoustic solitons and double layers in the presence of nonthermal positrons and electrons

Existence of arbitrary amplitude solitons and double layers have been studied in collisionless unmagnetized multicomponent dusty plasmas with nonthermally distributed positrons and electrons by using Sagdeev's pseudopotential method. The linear dispersion relation is obtained for dust ion acoustic wave mode. The present model supports the coexistence of positive potential solitary waves and negative potential solitary waves and double layers. The criterion for the existence of solitary waves and double layers is derived in terms of Mach number limit. The effects of ion temperature and nonthermality of electrons and positrons are studied. Also the effects of positron and dust concentration on the wave propagation are observed. Published by AIP Publishing.