Probe measurements of low-frequency plasma potential and electric field fluctuations in a magnetized plasma

2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 4135-4143 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. Ratynskaia ◽  
V. I. Demidov ◽  
K. Rypdal
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Plasma Potential ◽  
Magnetized Plasma ◽  
Frequency Plasma ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Probe Measurements

Turbulent diffusion in two-dimensional, strongly magnetized plasmas

1985 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. L. Pécseli ◽  
T. Mikkelsen
Keyword(s):  
Turbulent Transport ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Magnetized Plasma ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Drift Wave Turbulence ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Wavenumber Spectrum ◽  
Convective Cells

Particle diffusion is investigated in a strictly two-dimensional collisionless guiding-centre model for a strongly magnetized plasma. An analytical expression is presented for the entire time variation of the mean square test-particle displacement in the limit of low-frequency, strongly turbulent, electric field fluctuations. The analysis relies on an explicit integral expression for the Lagrangian autocorrelation function in terms of the Eulerian wavenumber spectrum and a time-varying weight function. Bohm diffusion is discussed by means of a simple model spectrum. The analysis applies for turbulent transport associated with electrostatic convective cells, magnetostatic cells and drift wave turbulence with the assumption of local homogeneity and isotropy in two dimensions.

scholarly journals <i>Letter to the Editor</i> Low-frequency electric field fluctuations and field-aligned electron beams around the edge of an auroral acceleration region

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Miyake ◽  
R. Yoshioka ◽  
A. Matsuoka ◽  
T. Mukai ◽  
T. Nagatsuma
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Electron Beams ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Static Field ◽  
Acceleration Region ◽  
Auroral Acceleration Region ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Current Region ◽  
Frequency Electric Field

Abstract. Electron beams narrowly collimated to the magnetic field line were observed continuously from a down-ward current region to an auroral acceleration region (i.e., upward current region). They were well correlated with low-frequency electric field fluctuations in the auroral acceleration region as well as in the adjacent downward current region. Magnetic field fluctuations were found only in the downward current region. The analysis suggests that static field-aligned electric fields are not fully responsible for the filed-aligned electron acceleration; the ac electric field, presumably associated with Alfvenic fluctuations, should also be involved in the acceleration of ionospheric electrons.Key words. Ionosphere (particle acceleration) – Magnetospheric physics (auroral phenomena; magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions)

Trade-off in perpendicular electric field control using negatively biased emissive end-electrodes

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Baptiste Trotabas ◽  
Renaud Gueroult
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Thermionic Emission ◽  
Potential Drop ◽  
Plasma Potential ◽  
Magnetized Plasma ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Sheath Edge ◽  
Field Control ◽  
Field Lines

Abstract The benefits of thermionic emission from negatively biased electrodes for perpendicular electric field control in a magnetized plasma are examined through its combined effects on the sheath and on the plasma potential variation along magnetic field lines. By increasing the radial current flowing through the plasma thermionic emission is confirmed to improve control over the plasma potential at the sheath edge compared to the case of a cold electrode. Conversely, thermionic emission is shown to be responsible for an increase of the plasma potential drop along magnetic field lines in the quasi-neutral plasma. These results suggest that there exists a trade-off between electric field longitudinal uniformity and amplitude when using negatively biased emissive electrodes to control the perpendicular electric field in a magnetized plasma.

scholarly journals Relationship between low-frequency electric-field fluctuations and ion conics around the cusp/cleft region

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 667-677
Author(s):  
W. Miyake ◽  
A. Matsuoka ◽  
T. Mukai
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Integration Time ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Field Lines ◽  
Local Intensity ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ion Conics

Abstract. We investigated the relationship between low-frequency (0.2-4.0 Hz) electric-field fluctuations (LEFs) and ion conics around the dayside cusp/cleft region in the altitude range from 5000 to 10000km from observations made by the Akebono satellite. Ion conics were generally associated with intense LEFs. We found a significant correlation between the power spectral density of LEFs at any frequency and the energy of simultaneously observed ion conics. Ion conics with a conic angle near 90 deg and those more aligned with magnetic field lines both had an equivalent correlation with the local intensity of the LEFs. The LEFs associated with near-perpendicular ion conics were, however, generally more intense than those associated with folded conics. The difference was clearer for low-energy conics. These results are in agreement with a scenario of height-integrated heating of ions and energization of ions by electromagnetic energy supplied by local LEFs. Ions generally stay in the energization region during their upward motion along the field line, so that more folded ion conics with weak energization reach the same energy level as near-perpendicular conics with strong energization, due to the difference in integration time. The limit on residence time in the intense heating region causes the clearer difference for low-energy conics. We set up a simple model to examine the relationship between the energization rate and the evolution of ion conics along the field lines, and obtained good agreement with the observation results.

Low-frequency electric field fluctuations excited by ring current protons

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-242
Author(s):  
S. V. Singh ◽  
G. S. Lakhina ◽  
R. Bharuthram
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Ring Current ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Frequency Electric Field

Suppression of low frequency plasma instabilities in a magnetized plasma column

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 042109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Thomas ◽  
Ashley Eadon ◽  
Edwynn A. Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Column ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Magnetized Plasma ◽  
Plasma Instabilities ◽  
Frequency Plasma

On the upward acceleration of electrons and ions by low-frequency electric field fluctuations observed by Viking

1991 ◽  
Vol 96 (A7) ◽  
pp. 11609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bengt Hultqvist ◽  
Hien Vo ◽  
Rickard Lundin ◽  
Bruno Aparicio ◽  
Per-Arne Lindqvist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Field ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Electrons And Ions ◽  
Field Fluctuations ◽  
Frequency Electric Field
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