TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical mechanism of plasma currents induced by waves
AU - Shaing, K. C.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements-The author would like to thank G. L. CHEN, S. P. HIRSHMANan d N. A. UCKAN for useful discussions. This research was sponsored by the Office of Fusion Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, under Contract No. DE-AC05-840R21400 with Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - The physical mechanism of plasma currents induced by waves is discussed using plasma momentum and heat flux balance equations. Through the coupling of momentum and heat friction forces, both momentum and heat flux sources associated with waves can drive currents along the magnetic field. It is shown that the parallel current induced by the electron cyclotron waves is due to the absorption of the heat flux from the waves.
AB - The physical mechanism of plasma currents induced by waves is discussed using plasma momentum and heat flux balance equations. Through the coupling of momentum and heat friction forces, both momentum and heat flux sources associated with waves can drive currents along the magnetic field. It is shown that the parallel current induced by the electron cyclotron waves is due to the absorption of the heat flux from the waves.
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U2 - 10.1088/0741-3335/29/12/001
DO - 10.1088/0741-3335/29/12/001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36149036693
VL - 29
SP - 1637
EP - 1641
JO - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
JF - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
SN - 0741-3335
IS - 12
M1 - 001
ER -