Published September 2013 | Version v1
Journal article

Action of an electromagnetic pulse on a plasma with a high level of ion-acoustic turbulence. Field diffusion and subdiffusion

  • 1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Lebedev Physical Institute (Russian Federation)

Description

Specific features of the interaction of a relatively weak electromagnetic pulse with a nonisothermal current-carrying plasma in which the electron drift velocity is much higher than the ion-acoustic velocity, but lower than the electron thermal velocity, are studied. If the state of the plasma with ion-acoustic turbulence does not change during the pulse action, the field penetrates into the plasma in the ordinary diffusion regime, but the diffusion coefficient in this case is inversely proportional to the anomalous conductivity. If, during the pulse action, the particle temperatures and the current-driving field change due to turbulent heating, the field penetrates into the plasma in the subdiffusion regime. It is shown how the presence of subdiffusion can be detected by measuring the reflected field

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics Reports
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
9
Journal Page Range
p. 745-754
ISSN
1063-780X
CODEN
PPHREM

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45037043
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CURRENTS; DIFFUSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES; ELECTRON DRIFT; ELECTRONS; INTERACTIONS; PARTICLES; PLASMA; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT HEATING; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HEATING; LEPTONS; PLASMA HEATING; PULSES; RADIATIONS

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