Fluid and kinetic nonlinearities of near-acoustic plasma waves

Affolter, M.; Anderegg, F.; Dubin, D. H.  E.; Valentini, F.; Driscoll, C. F.

doi:10.1063/1.5129529

Title: Fluid and kinetic nonlinearities of near-acoustic plasma waves

Journal Article · 10 December 2019 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5129529 · OSTI ID:1803320

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Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California (United States). Dept. of Physics; University of California, San Diego
Univ. of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California (United States). Dept. of Physics
Dipartimento di Fisica, Università della Calabria, I-87036 Rende, CS, Italy

Large amplitude, near-acoustic plasma waves have a temperature-dependent harmonic content and nonlinear frequency shifts. On cold plasmas, experiments show that fluid nonlinearities dominate, and the observed harmonic content is well predicted by a recent fluid analysis. In contrast, the measured nonlinear frequency shift is smaller than this theory prediction, suggesting the presence of other nonlinear effects neglected in this analysis. When the plasma is heated, kinetic effects become important, and we observe an increase in both the harmonic content and nonlinear frequency shift. Quantitative experiments on the stability of these large amplitude, near-acoustic plasma waves strongly support the idea that trapped particles reduce the amplitude threshold for instability below fluid models. Furthermore, at low temperatures, the broad characteristics of the parametric instability are determined by the frequency detuning of the pump and daughter wave and the wave-wave coupling strength, surprisingly consistent with simple cold fluid, three-wave theories. However, at higher temperatures, the pump wave becomes unstable at half the threshold pump wave amplitude, with similar exponential growth rates as for a cold plasma.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0014664; SC0018236

OSTI ID:: 1803320

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 26; ISSN 1070-664X

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

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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