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Electron cyclotron resonance near the axis of the gas-dynamic trap
Propagation of an extraordinary electromagnetic wave in the vicinity of
electron cyclotron resonance surface in an open linear trap is studied
analytically, taking into account inhomogeneity of the magnetic field in
paraxial approximation. Ray trajectories are derived from a reduced dispersion
equation that makes it possible to avoid the difficulty associated with a
transition from large propagation angles to the case of strictly longitudinal
propagation. Our approach is based on the theory, originally developed by the
Zvonkov and Timofeev [1], who used the paraxial approximation for the magnetic
field strength, but did not consider the slope of the magnetic field lines,
which led to considerable error, as has been recently noted by Gospodchikov and
Smolyakova [2]. We have found ray trajectories in analytic form and
demonstrated that the inhomogeneity of both the magnetic field strength and the
field direction can qualitatively change the picture of wave propagation and
significantly affect the efficiency of electron cyclotron heating of a plasma
in a linear magnetic trap. Analysis of the ray trajectories has revealed a
criterion for the resonance point on the axis of the trap to be an attractor
for the ray trajectories. It is also shown that a family of ray trajectories
can still reach the resonance point on the axis if the latter generally repels
the ray trajectories.
As an example, results of general theory are applied to the electron
cyclotron resonance heating experiment which is under preparation on the Gas
Dynamic Trap in the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics [3]
Small cosmological constant in seesaw mechanism with breaking down SUSY
The observed small value of cosmological constant can be naturally related
with the scale of breaking down supersymmetry in agreement with other
evaluations in particle physics.Comment: 12 pages, revtex4 class, 2 eps-figure
Generation of powerful terahertz emission in a beam-driven strong plasma turbulence
Generation of terahertz electromagnetic radiation due to coalescence of
upper-hybrid waves in the long-wavelength region of strong plasma turbulence
driven by a high-current relativistic electron beam in a magnetized plasma is
investigated. The width of frequency spectrum as well as angular
characteristics of this radiation for various values of plasma density and
turbulence energy are calculated using the simple theoretical model adequately
describing beam-plasma experiments at mirror traps. It is shown that the power
density of electromagnetic emission at the second harmonic of plasma frequency
in the terahertz range for these laboratory experiments can reach the level of
1 with 1% conversion efficiency of beam energy losses to
electromagnetic emission
Second harmonic electromagnetic emission of a turbulent magnetized plasma driven by a powerful electron beam
The power of second harmonic electromagnetic emission is calculated for the
case when strong plasma turbulence is excited by a powerful electron beam in a
magnetized plasma. It is shown that the simple analytical model of strong
plasma turbulence with the assumption of a constant pump power is able to
explain experimentally observed bursts of electromagnetic radiation as a
consequence of separate collapse events. It is also found that the
electromagnetic emission power calculated for three-wave interaction processes
occurring in the long-wavelength part of turbulent spectrum is in
order-of-magnitude agreement with experimental results
Self-consistent Langmuir waves in resonantly driven thermal plasmas
The longitudinal dynamics of a resonantly driven Langmuir wave are analyzed
in the limit that the growth of the electrostatic wave is slow compared to the
bounce frequency. Using simple physical arguments, the nonlinear distribution
function is shown to be nearly gaussian in the canonical particle action, with
a slowly evolving mean and fixed variance. Self-consistency with the
electrostatic potential provide the basic properties of the nonlinear
distribution function including a frequency shift that agrees well with driven,
electrostatic particle simulations. This extends earlier work on nonlinear
Langmuir waves by Morales and O'Neil [G. J. Morales and T. M. O'Neil, Phys.
Rev. Lett. 28, 417 (1972)], and could form the basis of a reduced kinetic
treatment of Raman backscatter in a plasma.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Physics of Plasma
Superconductivity in the Chalcogens up to Multimegabar Pressures
Highly sensitive magnetic susceptibility techniques were used to measure the
superconducting transition temperatures in S up to 231(5) GPa. S
transforms to a superconductor with T of 10 K and has a discontinuity in
T_c dependence at 160 GPa corresponding to bco to beta-Po phase transition.
Above this pressure T_c in S has a maximum reaching about 17.3(+/-0.5) K at 200
GPa and then slowly decreases with pressure to 15 K at 230 GPa.
This trend in the pressure dependence parallels the behavior of the heavier
members Se and Te. Superconductivity in Se was also observed from 15 to 25 GPa
with T_c changing from 4 to 6 K and above 150 GPa with T_c of 8 K.
Similiarities in the T_c dependences for S, Se, and Te, and the implications
for oxygen are discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 10 figure
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