MHD studies on Alfven wave heating of low- plasmas
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Plasma Physics
- Vol. 24 (8), 1005-1023
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0032-1028/24/8/011
Abstract
The energy absorption of RF waves at the spatial Alfven resonance of a cylindrical plasma is investigated numerically using ideal MHD equations. It is found that the absorbed power exhibits a resonant enhancement if a collective mode of the plasma response is excited. The dependence of the optimal power upon the characteristics of the plasma equilibrium, the type of the antenna-shell configuration and the type of the collective mode is studied.Keywords
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