Propagation of finite amplitude electrostatic disturbances in an inhomogeneous magnetized plasma

Abstract

A 1D2V open boundary Vlasov-Ampere code has been implemented with the aim of making a detailed investigation of the propagation of finite amplitude electromagnetic disturbances in an inhomogeneous magnetized plasma. The code is being applied to study the propagation of an externally driven electromagnetic signal, localized at one boundary of the integration interval, through a given equilibrium plasma configuration with inhomogeneous plasma density and magnetic field.Comment: 12th International Congress on Plasma Physics, 25-29 October 2004, Nice (France