Theory of electron cyclotron heating in the Constance 2 experiment
Abstract
The bounce-averaged quasi-linear equation for a non-relativistic mirror-confined plasma interacting with electromagnetic waves is derived for use in the study of ECRH of the Constance II mirror experiment. The derivations follows the more formal examples given by Berk for electrostatic waves and Bernstein and Baxter for relativistic plasmas. The validity of the theory is discussed by examining individual particle orbits in an EM field. The local dispersion relation is found while deriving a self-consistent WKB theory which can be used to estimate the power transferred from the launching horn to the plasma.
- Publication:
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Unknown
- Pub Date:
- March 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981tech.rept.....M
- Keywords:
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- Cyclotron Radiation;
- Linear Equations;
- Mirror Fusion;
- Nuclear Fusion;
- Plasma Control;
- Relativistic Plasmas;
- Analysis (Mathematics);
- Controlled Fusion;
- Hypotheses;
- Plasma Heating;
- Plasma Physics;
- Nuclear and High-Energy Physics