Published May 1983 | Version v1
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Field saturation for arbitrary temperature in resonance absorption

Creators

  • 1. University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

Description

A nonlinear theory of a driven, inhomogeneous, one-dimensional plasma of arbitrary temperature is presented. The model is solved numerically and analytically and detailed expressions are given for the saturated electric field excited at critical density. The results of the calculation are valid for arbitrary temperature and connect in a continuous manner the limits of cold wavebreaking and linear convective saturation. Comparison of the results of the calculation with particle simulations is made and good agreement is obtained

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Fluids
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
5
Series
Phys. Fluids.
Journal Page Range
1359-1363
ISSN
0031-9171

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14781231
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; HOT PLASMA; INHOMOGENEOUS PLASMA; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; PLASMA SIMULATION; POISSON EQUATION; RESONANCE ABSORPTION; SATURATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
Descriptors DEC
ABSORPTION; BASIC INTERACTIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; INTERACTIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PLASMA; SIMULATION