Renormalized theory of the ion cyclotron turbulence in magnetic field-aligned plasma shear flow
- Kharkov National University, 61108 Kharkov (Ukraine)
The analytical treatment of nonlinear evolution of the shear-flow-modified current driven ion cyclotron instability and shear-flow-driven ion cyclotron kinetic instabilities of magnetic field-aligned plasma shear flow is presented. Analysis is performed on the base of the nonlinear dispersion equation, which accounts for a new combined effect of plasma turbulence and shear flow. It consists of turbulent scattering of ions across the shear flow with their convection by shear flow and results in enhanced nonlinear broadening of ion cyclotron resonances. This effect is found to lead to the saturation of ion cyclotron instabilities as well as to the development of nonlinear shear flow driven ion cyclotron instability.
- OSTI ID:
- 21272453
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 16, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3063061; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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