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propagation
in
inhomogeneous plasma
Heather Ratcliffe
with Eduard Kontar and Nic Bian
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Langmuir wave propagation
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Diffusion Term
term as
giving Dvg
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Diffusion Term ctd
this is
dispersion relation
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Diffusion Coefficient ctd
Gaussian spectrum
gives coefficient
where
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Quasilinear equations; 1D
Terms;
stimulated and spontaneous emission; collisional damping; diffusion
emission; collisional damping
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Thermal level of L waves
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Flat L wave spectrum
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Kappa distribution
but for the L wave spectrum just shown, ~50 and the spectrum
is close to Maxwellian
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Simulation results
Predicted kappa
distribution in pale
blue
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More significant effects?
From electrons;
Beam is obvious source
Strahl electrons possible?
Other sources?
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End
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