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Control of electron-cyclotron instability driven by strong ECRH in open magnetic trap
Olli TarvainenE. D. GospodchikovIvan IzotovVadim SkalygaDmitry MansfeldA. G. Shalashovsubject
PhysicsCyclotronGeneral Physics and AstronomyElectronPlasmaKinetic energy01 natural sciencesElectromagnetic radiationInstability010305 fluids & plasmaslaw.inventionPhysics::Plasma PhysicslawMagnetic trapPhysics::Space Physics0103 physical sciencesMaserAtomic physics010306 general physicsdescription
We discuss the laboratory experiment on a controlled transition from the generation of periodic bursts of electromagnetic radiation into the continuous-wave regime of a cyclotron maser formed in a magnetically confined non-equilibrium plasma (Shalashov A. G. et al. , Phys. Rev. Lett. , 114 (2018) 205001). The kinetic cyclotron instability of the extraordinary wave of a weakly inhomogeneous magnetized plasma is driven by the anisotropic electron population resulting from electron cyclotron plasma heating in a MHD-stable minimum-B open magnetic trap. In the present communication we focus on a theoretical model that explains the existing data and motivates further experiments.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-04 | EPL (Europhysics Letters) |