The relaxation of strongly anisotropic magnetized plasmas by electromagnetic ion-cyclotron instability

作者: S Cuperman , A Sternlieb

DOI: 10.1088/0032-1028/17/9/008

关键词: Magnetic fieldRelaxation (NMR)Electromagnetic radiationCyclotronPhysicsAtomic physicsKinetic energyField (physics)IonInstabilityGeneral Physics and AstronomyCondensed matter physics

摘要: A computer simulation is used to investigate the non-linear behaviour of electromagnetic ion cyclotron instability in a homogeneous plasma. The results indicate (i) fast build up left-hand (proton-like) polarized waves: peak-value energy about 230 times larger than initial one and represents 10% total system; (ii) significant relaxation (isothermalisation) thermal anisotropy value 100 minimum '3' (at peak field value); (iii) establishment quasi-equilibrium state (from collective point view).

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