Nonlinear structures and anomalous transport in partially magnetized E×B plasmas

Janhunen, Salomon; Smolyakov, Andrei; Chapurin, Oleksandr; Sydorenko, Dmytro; Kaganovich, Igor; Raitses, Yevgeni

doi:10.1063/1.5001206

Title: Nonlinear structures and anomalous transport in partially magnetized E×B plasmas

Journal Article · Fri Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5001206· OSTI ID:1433305

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Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Canada)
Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Canada). Centennial Centre for Interdisciplinary Science
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Nonlinear dynamics of the electron-cyclotron instability driven by the electron E x B current in a crossed electric and magnetic field is studied. In the nonlinear regime, the instability proceeds by developing a large amplitude coherent wave driven by the energy input from the fundamental cyclotron resonance. Further evolution shows the formation of the long wavelength envelope akin to the modulational instability. Simultaneously, the ion density shows the development of a high-k content responsible for wave focusing and sharp peaks on the periodic cnoidal wave structure. Here, it is shown that the anomalous electron transport (along the direction of the applied electric field) is dominated by the long wavelength part of the turbulent spectrum.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Grant/Contract Number:: FA9550-15-1-0226

OSTI ID:: 1433305

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 25, Issue 1; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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