Alfven wave heating
Creators
- 1. Association Euratom-Confederation Suisse, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne (Switzerland). Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas
Description
An introduction to the basic physics of Alfven Wave Heating is presented. First, the resonant absorption of global modes of the fast magnetosonic (compressional Alfven) wave is compared to the resonant absorption of laser light. Second, the spectral approach, known from ideal MHD stability studies, is described. Third, a brief discussion of the global modes and their potential for heating is presented on the basis of a cylindrical model. The resonantly-absorbed magnetosonic surface mode and the Landau-damped global eigenmodes of the (shear) Alfven wave are discussed. Finally, non-cylindrical plasmas are considered and possible effects due to the loss of symmetry are shortly described. References to recent papers are given. (author). 21 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- World Scientific.
- Imprint Place
- Singapore (Singapore)
- ISBN
- 9971-966-37-9 v.1; 9971-966-38-7 v.2
- Imprint Title
- Radiation in plasmas. V.1. Reviews from 1983 college on plasma physics
- Imprint Pagination
- 1234 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 199-206.
Conference
- Title
- 1983 college on plasma physics.
- Dates
- Jun 1983.
- Place
- Trieste (Italy).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Singapore
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 26004010
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ALFVEN WAVES; LANDAU DAMPING; LASER RADIATION; MAGNETOACOUSTIC WAVES; OSCILLATION MODES; PLASMA HEATING; PLASMA MACROINSTABILITIES; RESONANCE ABSORPTION
- Descriptors DEC
- ABSORPTION; DAMPING; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEATING; HYDROMAGNETIC WAVES; INSTABILITY; PLASMA INSTABILITY; RADIATIONS; SORPTION