MHD simulation of a beat frequency heated plasma
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The heating of a plasma in a solenoid, with a beat frequency harmonic which is excited at a frequency near to that of a Langmuir mode in a plasma, is examined. It is shown that at high temperatures the heating rate is very insensitive to changes in plasma density. The amount of energy that can be coupled to a plasma in a solenoid with this heating scheme is investigated by using a one-dimensional computer code which incorporates an exact solution of the relevant MHD equations. The absorption of energy from a high powered laser is shown to be significantly enhanced with this process.
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2007 ◽
Vol 373
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pp. 313-323
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1994 ◽
Vol 49
(23)
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pp. 16773-16776
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1996 ◽
Vol 10
(25)
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pp. 3451-3459
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