Power coupled to the slow wave resonance cone in cold plasma

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Authors: W. Tierens
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Abstract

We consider the power coupled to the plasma from a cylindrical source emitting resonance cones, propagative slow waves which exist in low density magnetized plasmas when the signs of the Stix parameters S and P differ. In this work, we calculate this power for the first time for any collisionality, and show that it remains finite in the cold collisionless limit, even as the radiofrequency electric field itself, and the associated power absorption density, is singular. We give the main parameter dependencies of the coupled power.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena Magnetic confinement fusion research Quantum chaos and dynamical systems

Publication details

Journal / source
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Publication date
7 January 2026
Language
EN