Ponderomotive force of an ion cyclotron wave in a two-ion species plasma

1980 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 2045 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. C. Festeau-Barrioz ◽  
E. S. Weibel
Keyword(s):  
Ponderomotive Force ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Ion Species

scholarly journals On the Impacts of Ions of Ionospheric Origin and Their Composition on Magnetospheric EMIC Waves

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin H. Lee ◽  
Lauren W. Blum ◽  
Lunjin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Wave Generation ◽  
Magnetospheric Plasma ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Emic Wave ◽  
Direct Measurements ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Earth's Magnetosphere ◽  
Ion Species ◽  
Emic Waves

Large numbers of theory and observation studies have been conducted on electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) waves occurring in Earth’s magnetosphere. Numerous studies have shown that accurately specifying the ions of ionospheric origin and their composition can greatly improve understanding of magnetospheric EMIC waves, specifically their generation, their properties, and their effects on the magnetospheric plasma populations. With the launch and operations of multiple recent missions carrying plasma instrumentation capable of acquiring direct measurements of multiple ion species, we use this opportunity to review recent magnetospheric EMIC wave efforts utilizing these new assets, with particular focus on the role of ions of ionospheric origin in wave generation, propagation, and interaction with particles. The review of progress leads us to a discussion of the unresolved questions to be investigated using future modeling capabilities or when new missions or instrumentation capabilities are developed.

scholarly journals Kinetic theory of electrostatic ion cyclotron waves (QPESIC) in multicomponent plasmas with negative ions

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darko Simic ◽  
Dragan Gajic
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Theory ◽  
Negative Ions ◽  
Negative Ion ◽  
Bgk Model ◽  
Maxwellian Plasma ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Model Collision ◽  
Weakly Ionized ◽  
Component Plasma ◽  
Ion Species

The instabilities of the quasi-perpendicular electrostatic (?B = 0) ioncyclotron waves (QPESIC) are investigated. The kinetic theory with BGK model collision integrals is used to estimate the critical electron drift velocity in the presence of positively or negatively charged resonant ions in multi-component plasma. Analytical evaluation for the ion-cyclotron modes and instabilities in the long-wave range in a weakly-ionized Maxwellian plasma with two positive ion species, one negative ion species and with electrons, drifting along magnetic lines of force is demonstrated. The spectrum in these situations is also given. It is shown that the critical drift decreases as the state of plasma approaches the isothermic state.

Nonlinear interaction of electrostatic ion-cyclotron and drift waves in plasmas

1996 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. A. Pokhotelov ◽  
L. Stenflo ◽  
P. K. Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Interaction ◽  
Ponderomotive Force ◽  
Modulational Instability ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Drift Waves ◽  
Nonlinear Coupling ◽  
Constant Amplitude ◽  
Ion Cyclotron Waves ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Model Equations

Model equations describing the nonlinear coupling between electrostatic ion-cyclotron and drift waves are derived, taking into account the action of the low-frequency ponderomotive force associated with the ion-cyclotron waves. It is found that this interaction is governed by a pair of equations, which can be used for studying the modulational instability of a constant amplitude ion-cyclotron wave as well as the dynamics of nonlinearly coupled ion-cyclotron and drift waves.

Simultaneous Heating and Confinement of Two Ion Species for Fusion by Ion Cyclotron Resonance

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-397
Author(s):  
U. K. Roychowdhury ◽  
M. Venugopalan ◽  
M. L. Pool ◽  
Robert Graham
Keyword(s):  
Cyclotron Resonance ◽  
Ion Cyclotron Resonance ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Simultaneous Heating ◽  
Ion Species

Excitation of long-wave quasi-perpendicular electrostatic ion-cyclotron waves in multi-species weakly ionized plasmas

1990 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. Milić
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Equations ◽  
Mean Free Path ◽  
Bgk Model ◽  
Instability Waves ◽  
Background Magnetic Field ◽  
Ion Cyclotron ◽  
Model Collision ◽  
Weakly Ionized ◽  
Electron Mean Free Path ◽  
Ion Species

It is shown, using kinetic equations with BGK model collision integrals, that in a multi-species weakly ionized plasma the quasi-perpendicular ion-cyclotron instability (waves of growing amplitude) excited by the electron drift parallel to the background magnetic field first sets in for long waves (modal wavelengths much larger than the electron mean free path) as the drift is gradually increased, much as in plasmas with only one ion species. Only waves with modal frequencies close to some cyclotron harmonics of some of the ion species present are taken into account in the present work. Owing to the mutual commensurability of all the ion-cyclotron frequencies, more than one species of ions may be ‘resonant’ with any mode of the type considered. The role of ‘resonant’ and ‘non-resonant’ ion species is investigated, both in general and for some particular plasmas. Some numerical details are also given. It is shown that although in most instances the threshold drifts vary monotonically (but not linearly) as the plasma composition is varied, there are cases in which maxima or minima (often depending on the degree of non-isothermality) of the threshold drift magnitude are predicted for some specific plasma compositions. These are usually encountered in plasmas containing ions with different charge numbers.

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