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Title: Variational symplectic particle-in-cell simulation of nonlinear mode conversion from extraordinary waves to Bernstein waves

Abstract

In this paper, the nonlinear mode conversion of extraordinary waves in nonuniform magnetized plasmas is studied using the variational symplectic particle-in-cell simulation. The accuracy of the nonlinear simulation is guaranteed by the long-term accuracy and conservativeness of the symplectic algorithm. The spectra of the electromagnetic wave, the evolution of the wave reflectivity, the energy deposition profile, and the parameter-dependent properties of radio-frequency waves during the nonlinear mode conversion are investigated. It is illustrated that nonlinear effects significantly modify the physics of the radio-frequency injection in magnetized plasmas. The evolutions of the radio-frequency wave reflectivity and the energy deposition are observed, as well as the self-interaction of the Bernstein waves and mode excitations. Even for waves with small magnitude, nonlinear effects can also become important after continuous wave injections, which are common in the realistic radio-frequency wave heating and current drive experiments.

Authors:
;  [1];  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Department of Modern Physics and School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026 (China)
  2. Theory and Simulation Division, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22490152
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ACCURACY; ALGORITHMS; BERNSTEIN MODE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY LOSSES; INTERACTIONS; MODE CONVERSION; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PLASMA SIMULATION; PLASMA WAVES; RADIATION HEATING; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; REFLECTIVITY; SPECTRA; VARIATIONAL METHODS

Citation Formats

Xiao, Jianyuan, Liu, Jian, Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, CAS, Hefei, Anhui 230026, Qin, Hong, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, Yu, Zhi, and Xiang, Nong. Variational symplectic particle-in-cell simulation of nonlinear mode conversion from extraordinary waves to Bernstein waves. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4930118.
Xiao, Jianyuan, Liu, Jian, Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, CAS, Hefei, Anhui 230026, Qin, Hong, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, Yu, Zhi, & Xiang, Nong. Variational symplectic particle-in-cell simulation of nonlinear mode conversion from extraordinary waves to Bernstein waves. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4930118
Xiao, Jianyuan, Liu, Jian, Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, CAS, Hefei, Anhui 230026, Qin, Hong, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, Yu, Zhi, and Xiang, Nong. 2015. "Variational symplectic particle-in-cell simulation of nonlinear mode conversion from extraordinary waves to Bernstein waves". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4930118.
@article{osti_22490152,
title = {Variational symplectic particle-in-cell simulation of nonlinear mode conversion from extraordinary waves to Bernstein waves},
author = {Xiao, Jianyuan and Liu, Jian and Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment, CAS, Hefei, Anhui 230026 and Qin, Hong and Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 and Yu, Zhi and Xiang, Nong},
abstractNote = {In this paper, the nonlinear mode conversion of extraordinary waves in nonuniform magnetized plasmas is studied using the variational symplectic particle-in-cell simulation. The accuracy of the nonlinear simulation is guaranteed by the long-term accuracy and conservativeness of the symplectic algorithm. The spectra of the electromagnetic wave, the evolution of the wave reflectivity, the energy deposition profile, and the parameter-dependent properties of radio-frequency waves during the nonlinear mode conversion are investigated. It is illustrated that nonlinear effects significantly modify the physics of the radio-frequency injection in magnetized plasmas. The evolutions of the radio-frequency wave reflectivity and the energy deposition are observed, as well as the self-interaction of the Bernstein waves and mode excitations. Even for waves with small magnitude, nonlinear effects can also become important after continuous wave injections, which are common in the realistic radio-frequency wave heating and current drive experiments.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4930118},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22490152}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 9,
volume = 22,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}