Local full-wave energy and quasilinear analysis in nonuniform plasmas

摘要: The subject of local wave energy in plasmas is treated via quasilinear theory from the dual perspectives action-angle formalism and gyrokinetic analysis. This work presents an extension to all orders gyroradius self-consistent wave-propagation/quasilinear-absorption problem using gyrokinetics. Questions when under what conditions should be definite sign are answered formalism. An important result that 'dielectric operators' linearized equation not same, a fact which obscured eikonal or WKB assumption invoked. study was originally motivated by concern over question for RF-heating plasmas, where certain instances, full-wave effects such as refraction, strong absorption, mode conversion primary importance. Fundamentally, RF-absorption must equate with moment term achieve correct balance.