Heating Efficiency of Beat Wave Excitation in a Density Gradient,
Abstract
A simple model is presented which yields analytical expressions for the heating efficiency of beat-wave excitation in a plasma with a linear density profile. The effect of self-consistent Landau damping by tail electrons is included without recourse to WKB approximations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA193066
Entities
People
- George J. Morales
- J. E. Maggs
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles