Alfven wave dispersion behavior in single- and multicomponent plasmas

作者:Rahbarnia K*; Ullrich S; Sauer K; Grulke O; Klinger T
来源:Physics of Plasmas, 2010, 17(3): 032102.
DOI:10.1063/1.3322852

摘要

Dispersion relations of driven Alfven waves (AWs) are measured in single- and multicomponent plasmas consisting of mixtures of argon, helium, and oxygen in a magnetized linear cylindrical plasma device VINETA [C. Franck, O. Grulke, and T. Klinger, Phys. Plasmas 9, 3254 (2002)]. The decomposition of the measured three-dimensional magnetic field fluctuations and the corresponding parallel current pattern reveals that the wave field is a superposition of L- and R-wave components. The dispersion relation measurements agree well with calculations based on a multifluid Hall-magnetohydrodynamic model if the plasma resistivity is correctly taken into account.

  • 出版日期2010-3