Nonlinear Enhancement of Second-Harmonic Cyclotron Damping
Jenq‐Muh Hsu, S. C. Chiu
Abstract
Jenq‐Muh Hsu, S. C. Chiu
Abstract
It is shown that the cyclotron damping rate of the second harmonic is enhanced relative to the linear rate by a nonlinear resonance resulting from the finite wavelength of the pump wave. Applications to ion and electron cyclotron-resonance-frequency heating are considered.
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It is shown that the cyclotron damping rate of the second harmonic is enhanced relative to the linear rate by a nonlinear resonance resulting from the finite wavelength of the pump wave. Applications to ion and electron cyclotron-resonance-frequency heating are considered.
Key concepts: Cyclotron, Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance, Cyclotron resonance, Ion cyclotron resonance, Nonlinear system, Harmonic, Physics, Atomic physics