Instability of surface electron cyclotron TM-modes influenced by non-monochromatic alternating electric field
- Department of Applied Physics and Plasma Physics, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine)
- Faculty of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton (Canada)
- Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, IHM and IHE (Germany)
The influence of non-monochromaticity of an external alternating electric field on excitation of TM eigenmodes at harmonics of the electron cyclotron frequency is considered here. These TM-modes propagate along the plasma interface in a metal waveguide. An external static constant magnetic field is oriented perpendicularly to the plasma interface. The problem is solved theoretically using the kinetic Vlasov-Boltzmann equation for description of plasma particles motion and the Maxwell equations for description of the electromagnetic mode fields. The external alternating electric field is supposed to be a superposition of two waves, whose amplitudes are different and their frequencies correlate as 2:1. An infinite set of equations for electric field harmonics of these modes is derived with the aid of nonlinear boundary conditions. This set is solved using the wave packet approach consisting of the main harmonic frequency and two nearest satellite temporal harmonics. Analytical studies of the obtained set of equations allow one to find two different regimes of parametric instability, namely, enhancement and suppression of the instability. Numerical analysis of the instability is carried out for the three first electron cyclotron harmonics.
- OSTI ID:
- 22598969
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BOLTZMANN EQUATION
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CYCLOTRON FREQUENCY
CYCLOTRON HARMONICS
CYCLOTRONS
ELECTRIC FIELDS
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EXCITATION
INTERFACES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAXWELL EQUATIONS
METALS
MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
PARAMETRIC INSTABILITIES
PLASMA
SURFACES
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WAVEGUIDES