With one-dimensional （l-D） hybrid simulations we investigate the nonlinear evolu- tion of the ion cyclotron waves excited by the H＋ and He2＋ temperature anisotropies, and analyze the evolution by using the wavelet...With one-dimensional （l-D） hybrid simulations we investigate the nonlinear evolu- tion of the ion cyclotron waves excited by the H＋ and He2＋ temperature anisotropies, and analyze the evolution by using the wavelet analysis method. The results show that the proton cyclotron waves with the dominant frequency higher than the helium gyro-frequency （ΩHe = 0.5Ωp, with Ωp and ΩHe the proton and helium gyro-frequencies respectively ） are firstly excited, and then the helium cyclotron waves with the dominant frequency lower than the helium gyro-frequency are excited. The relation of our simulation results to the BIF（bifurcated） （there are two peaks in the wave spectrum： one above and one below ΩHe） and CON（continuous） （continuous spectrum from 0.1 Ωp to 1.0 Ωp） wave spectra observed in the magnetosheath are discussed.展开更多
Proton cyclotron waves(PCWs)can be generated by ion pickup of Martian exospheric particles in the solar wind.The solar wind ion pickup process is highly dependent on the“IMF cone angle”—the angle between the solar ...Proton cyclotron waves(PCWs)can be generated by ion pickup of Martian exospheric particles in the solar wind.The solar wind ion pickup process is highly dependent on the“IMF cone angle”—the angle between the solar wind velocity and the interplanetary magnetic field(IMF),which also plays an important role in the generation of PCWs.Using data from 2.15 Martian years of magnetic field measurements collected by the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution(MAVEN)mission,we have identified 3307 upstream PCW events.Their event number distribution decreases exponentially with their duration.A statistical investigation of the effects of IMF cone angle on the amplitudes and occurrence rates of PCWs reveals a slight tendency of PCWs’amplitudes to decrease with increasing IMF cone angle.The relationship between the amplitude and IMF cone angle is weak,with a correlation coefficient r=–0.3.We also investigated the influence of IMF cone angle on the occurrence rate of PCWs and found that their occurrence rate is particularly high for intermediate IMF cone angles(~18°–42°)even though highly oblique IMF orientation occurs most frequently in the upstream region of the Martian bow shock.We also conclude that these variabilities are not artefacts of temporal coverage biases in MAVEN sampling.Our results demonstrate that whereas IMF cone angle strongly influences the occurrence of PCWs,IMF cone angle may also weakly modulate their amplitudes in the upstream region of Mars.展开更多
Electromagnetic ion cyclotron(EMIC)waves are widely believed to play an important role in influencing the radiation belt and ring current dynamics.Most studies have investigated the effects or characteristics of EMIC ...Electromagnetic ion cyclotron(EMIC)waves are widely believed to play an important role in influencing the radiation belt and ring current dynamics.Most studies have investigated the effects or characteristics of EMIC waves by assuming their left-handed polarization.However,recent studies have found that the reversal of polarization,which occurs at higher latitudes along the wave propagation path,can change the wave-induced pitch angle diffusion coefficients.Whether such a polarization reversal can influence the global ring current dynamics remains unknown.In this study,we investigate the ring current dynamics and proton precipitation loss in association with polarization-reversed EMIC waves by using the ring current-atmosphere interactions model(RAM).The results indicate that the polarization reversal of H-band EMIC waves can truly decrease the scattering rates of protons of 10 to 50 keV or>100 keV in comparison with the scenario in which the EMIC waves are considered purely left-handed polarized.Additionally,the global ring current intensity and proton precipitation may be slightly affected by the polarization reversal,especially during prestorm time and the recovery phase,but the effects are not large during the main phase.This is probably because the H-band EMIC waves contribute to the proton scattering loss primarily at E<10 keV,an energy range that is not strongly affected by the polarization reversal.展开更多
Ray tracing study of electromagnetic ion cyclotron （EMIC） waves is conducted based on a realistic plasma density model. The simulation result shows that EMIC waves propagate away from the equatorial source region to...Ray tracing study of electromagnetic ion cyclotron （EMIC） waves is conducted based on a realistic plasma density model. The simulation result shows that EMIC waves propagate away from the equatorial source region to higher latitudes basically along geomagnetic field lines, and are reflected at the region where their frequency matches the local bi-ion frequency. H＋ band suffers H＋-He＋ bi-ion frequency reflection at lower latitudes, whereas He＋ band suffers He＋-O＋ bi-ion frequency reflection at higher latitudes. Moreover, the concentration of heavy ions slightly affects the bi-ion frequencies and then slightly determines the reflection location of ray paths of EMIC waves. The current results present the first detailed study on the propagation characteristics of EMIC waves associated with bi-ion frequencies.展开更多
According to the physics of tokamak start-up,this study constructs a zero-dimensional(0D)model applicable to electron cyclotron(EC)wave assisted start-up in NCST spherical torus(spherical tokamak)and CN-H1 stellarator...According to the physics of tokamak start-up,this study constructs a zero-dimensional(0D)model applicable to electron cyclotron(EC)wave assisted start-up in NCST spherical torus(spherical tokamak)and CN-H1 stellarators.Using the constructed 0D model,the results obtained in this study under the same conditions are compared and validated against reference results for pure hydrogen plasma start-up in tokamak.The results are in good agreement,especially regarding electron temperature,ion temperature and plasma current.In the presence of finite Ohmic electric field in the spherical tokamak,a study on the EC wave assisted start-up of the NCST plasma at frequency of 28 GHz is conducted.The impact of the vertical magnetic field B_(v)on EC wave assisted start-up,the relationship between EC wave injection power P_(inj),Ohmic electric field E,and initial hydrogen atom density n_(H0)are explored separately.It is found that under conditions of Ohmic electric field lower than ITER(~0.3 V m^(-1)),EC wave can expand the operational space to achieve better plasma parameters.Simulating the process of28 GHz EC wave start-up in the CN-H1 stellarator plasma,the plasma current in the zerodimensional model is replaced with the current in the poloidal coil of the stellarator.Plasma startup can be successfully achieved at injection powers in the hundreds of kilowatts range,resulting in electron densities on the order of 10^(17)-10^(18)m^(-3).展开更多
Through theoretical analysis,we construct a physical model that includes the influence of counter-external driven current opposite to the plasma current direction in the neoclassical tearing mode(NTM).The equation is ...Through theoretical analysis,we construct a physical model that includes the influence of counter-external driven current opposite to the plasma current direction in the neoclassical tearing mode(NTM).The equation is used with this model to obtain the modified Rutherford equation with co-current and counter-current contributions.Consistent with the reported experimental results,numerical simulations have shown that the localized counter external current can only partially suppress NTM when it is far from the resonant magnetic surface.Under some circumstances,the Ohkawa mechanism dominated current drive(OKCD)by electron cyclotron waves can concurrently create both co-current and counter-current.In this instance,the minimal electron cyclotron wave power that suppresses a particular NTM was calculated by the Rutherford equation.The result is marginally less than when taking co-current alone into consideration.As a result,to suppress NTM using OKCD,one only needs to align the co-current with a greater OKCD peak well with the resonant magnetic surface.The effect of its lower counter-current does not need to be considered because the location of the counter-current deviates greatly from the resonant magnetic surface.展开更多
This study investigates ionospheric electromagnetic ion cyclotron(EMIC)waves on the basis of Swarm satellite observations from 2015 to 2018,focusing on hemispheric asymmetries and their modulation by the South Atlanti...This study investigates ionospheric electromagnetic ion cyclotron(EMIC)waves on the basis of Swarm satellite observations from 2015 to 2018,focusing on hemispheric asymmetries and their modulation by the South Atlantic Anomaly(SAA).Both the power spectral density(PSD)and occurrence rate of EMIC waves are significantly enhanced in the SAA relative to other regions at similar latitudes.Waves observed in the SAA region generally exhibit lower frequencies and originate from slightly higher L shells than their northern counterparts.He-band waves show stronger hemispheric contrasts in PSD,while O-band waves display larger differences in frequencies and occurrence rates.The Southern Hemisphere shows higher PSD and occurrence rates than the Northern Hemisphere during 00–12 local time,which becomes particularly pronounced near equinoxes.Although PSD and occurrence rate enhancements in the SAA region are more prominent during geomagnetically quiet periods,hemispheric differences in frequency and L shell intensify under disturbed conditions.EMIC wave occurrence also increases with solar wind dynamic pressure;PSD asymmetry is greater during low-pressure intervals,whereas frequency differences become more pronounced during high-pressure intervals.These findings deepen our understanding of the hemispheric asymmetry of EMIC waves and the mechanisms by which they are modulated by the SAA.展开更多
The nonadiabatic acceleration of plasma sheet ions is important to the understanding of substorm energetic injections and the formation of ring current. Previous studies show that nonadiabatic acceleration of protons ...The nonadiabatic acceleration of plasma sheet ions is important to the understanding of substorm energetic injections and the formation of ring current. Previous studies show that nonadiabatic acceleration of protons by magnetic field dipolarization is hard to occur at X>–10 RE because the time-scale of dipolarization(several minutes) is much larger than the gyroperiod of protons there(several seconds). In this paper, we present a case of nonadiabatic acceleration of plasma sheet ions observed by Cluster on October 30, 2006 at(XGSM, YGSM)=(-7.7, 4.7) RE. The nonadiabatic acceleration of ions is caused not by previously reported magnetospheric dipolarization but by the ultra low frequency(ULF) waves during magnetospheric dipolarization. The nonadiabatic acceleration of ions generates a new energy flux structure of ions, which is characterized by the usual energy flux increase of ions(28–80 ke V) and a concurrent energy flux decrease of ions in a lower energy range(10 e V–20 ke V). These new observations constitute a complete physical picture: The lower energy ions absorb the wave energy, and thus get accelerated to higher energy. We use a nonadiabatic model to interpret the ion energy flux variations. Both analytic and simulation results are in good agreement with the observations. This indicates that the nonadiabatic acceleration associated with ULF waves superposed on dipolarized magnetic field is an effective mechanism for ion energization in the near-Earth plasma sheet. The presented energy flux structures can be used as a proxy to identify the similar dynamic process.展开更多
For ion cyclotron resonance heating, the current on the antenna surface exists in a form of standing wave, and the phase of the poloidal current standing wave affects significantly on the performance of the coupling. ...For ion cyclotron resonance heating, the current on the antenna surface exists in a form of standing wave, and the phase of the poloidal current standing wave affects significantly on the performance of the coupling. In this paper, a coupling calculation is carried out based on a practical model for the loop antenna. The ion cyclotron wave coupling performance depends greatly on the antenna current propagation constant and the phase of standing wave. For a small antenna-current-propagation constant, the antenna coupling performance is more sensitive to a π/2 change in the phase of standing wave.展开更多
Among the most intense emissions in the Earth's magnetosphere,electromagnetic ion cyclotron(EMIC)waves are regarded as a critical candidate contributing to the precipitation losses of ring current protons,which ho...Among the most intense emissions in the Earth's magnetosphere,electromagnetic ion cyclotron(EMIC)waves are regarded as a critical candidate contributing to the precipitation losses of ring current protons,which however lacks direct multi-point observations to establish the underlying physical connection.Based upon a robust conjunction between the satellite pair of Van Allen Probe B and NOAA-19,we perform a detailed analysis to capture simultaneous enhancements of EMIC waves and ring current proton precipitation.By assuming that the ring current proton precipitation is mainly caused by EMIC wave scattering,we establish a physical model between the wave-driven proton diffusion and the ratio of precipitated-to-trapped proton count rates,which is subsequently applied to infer the intensity of EMIC waves required to cause the observed proton precipitation.Our simulations indicate that the model results of EMIC wave intensity,obtained using either the observed or empirical Gaussian wave frequency spectrum,are consistent with the wave observations,within a factor of 1.5.Our study therefore strongly supports the dominant contribution of EMIC waves to the ring current proton precipitation,and offers a valuable means to construct the global profile of EMIC wave intensity using low-altitude NOAA POES proton measurements,which generally have a broad L-shell coverage and high time resolution in favor of near-real-time conversion of the global EMIC wave distribution.展开更多
In recent experiments on EAST,the electron temperature at the center can be raised to 9.7 ke V by injecting electron cyclotron(EC)and lower hybrid(LH)waves simultaneously.With such strong core electron heating,the rel...In recent experiments on EAST,the electron temperature at the center can be raised to 9.7 ke V by injecting electron cyclotron(EC)and lower hybrid(LH)waves simultaneously.With such strong core electron heating,the relativistic effect could play an important role in the interactions between the plasma and waves.In order to explore the relativistic effect on synergy between the EC and LH waves on EAST,ray-tracing/Fokker-Planck simulations are conducted to investigate electron heating for a typical discharge with a center electron temperature of 9.7 ke V.It is found that the relativistic effect can cause the EC wave to deposit its power deeper in the plasma core,where the synergy between the EC and LH waves occurs and enhances the absorption of the LH waves.As a result,a high center electron temperature can be achieved.展开更多
Based on the beam wave synchronous interaction in transverse and longitudinal directions at the same time and starting from Maxwell’s equation and linear Vlasov equation, the beam–wave interaction ‘hot’ dispersion...Based on the beam wave synchronous interaction in transverse and longitudinal directions at the same time and starting from Maxwell’s equation and linear Vlasov equation, the beam–wave interaction ‘hot’ dispersion equation considering both cyclotron resonance and Cherenkov resonance in a staggered double metallic grating traveling wave tube is deduced.Through the reasonable selection for geometric and electrical parameters, the numerical calculation and analysis of the ‘hot’ dispersion equation shows that the beam–wave interaction gain and frequency band with the cyclotron resonance enhancement effect are higher than those with only Cherenkov resonance radiation.展开更多
The theory of slow backward-wave amplifications is developed based on electron cyclotron maser （ECM） mechanism employing an initially rectilinear beam, A nonlinear evolution equation is derived to describe the elect...The theory of slow backward-wave amplifications is developed based on electron cyclotron maser （ECM） mechanism employing an initially rectilinear beam, A nonlinear evolution equation is derived to describe the electron energy. Numerical calculations show that the saturated interaction efficiency in this system may exceed 20~, and the saturated interaction length spans 3-6 centimeters. The distinctive interaction mechanism is promising for the design of compact backward microwave amplification devices, Numerical studies are also presented for the slow-wave ECM efficiency with inclusion of Gaussian beam electron velocity spread. It is shown that the velocity spread reduces the interaction e^ciency.展开更多
Electron cyclotron heating on HL-2A has been simulated by TORAY-GA with a second harmonic extraordinary wave and a fundamental ordinary wave. The results show that the wave absorption of the second harmonic extraordin...Electron cyclotron heating on HL-2A has been simulated by TORAY-GA with a second harmonic extraordinary wave and a fundamental ordinary wave. The results show that the wave absorption of the second harmonic extraordinary wave is better than that of the fundamental ordinary wave. In order to understand the interaction mechanism between electrons and the two different polarization modes, the energy exchange between electrons and the two modes are theoretically analyzed, and it is found that the coupling intensity described by the Bessel function and different polarizations of the two modes are the main reasons leading to the above phenomenon. The theoretical results of this study fit well with the simulated and numerical results.展开更多
A mirror mode wave is a fundamental magnetic structure in the planetary space environment that is persistently compressed by solar wind,especially in the magnetosheath.Mirror modes have been widely identified in the m...A mirror mode wave is a fundamental magnetic structure in the planetary space environment that is persistently compressed by solar wind,especially in the magnetosheath.Mirror modes have been widely identified in the magnetosheaths of the Earth and other planets in the solar system,yet the understanding of mirror mode waves on extraterrestrial planets is not as comprehensive as that on the Earth.Using magnetic field data collected by the Cassini spacecraft,we found peak and dip types according to the magnetic morphology(i.e.,structures with higher or lower magnetic strengths than the background field).Moreover,mirror mode waves and electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves were found one after the other,implying that the two wave modes may evolve into one another in the Kronian magnetosheath.The results indicate that many fundamental plasma processes associated with the mirror mode structure exist in the Kronian magnetosheath.The energy conversion in Saturn’s magnetosheath may provide key insights that will aid in understanding giant planetary magnetospheric processes.展开更多
We present a study on the second-order resonant interaction between the ring current protons with Whistler-mode waves propagating near the quasi electrostatic limit following the previous second-order resonant theory....We present a study on the second-order resonant interaction between the ring current protons with Whistler-mode waves propagating near the quasi electrostatic limit following the previous second-order resonant theory. The diffusion coefficients are proportional to the electric field amplitude E, much greater than those for the regular first-order resonance, which are proportional to the electric field amplitudes square E^2. Numerical calculations for the pitch angle scattering are performed for typical energies of protons Ek = 50 keV and 100 keV at locations L = 2 and L = 3.5. The timescale for the loss process of protons by the Whistler waves is found to approach one hour, comparable to that by the EMIC waves, suggesting that Whistler waves may also contribute significantly to the ring current decay under appropriate conditions.展开更多
Possibility of the measurement of radiated waves derived from the thermally emitted electron Bernstein wave （EBW） is numerically investigated based on the assumption of the super dense core （SDC） plasma generated ...Possibility of the measurement of radiated waves derived from the thermally emitted electron Bernstein wave （EBW） is numerically investigated based on the assumption of the super dense core （SDC） plasma generated in LHD. EBW that is thermally emitted in the electron cyclotron resonance （ECR） layer may couple with the electromagnetic wave and be emitted to the vacuum via the EBW-extraordinary-ordinary （B-X-O） mode conversion process. We consider the use of one of the transmission lines for electron cyclotron heating （ECH） in LHD as a receiving system of the emission. It is derived that the waves in the fundamental cyclotron frequency range are emitted as the EBW near their upper hybrid resonance （UHR） layer outside the last close flux surface （LCFS）. On the other hand, waves in the second harmonics cyclotron frequency range are emitted in the core region. It means that successful measurement of waves of the second harmonic frequency range emitted from extremely high dense core plasma with setting an aim angle for receiving indicates a possibility of the second harmonic ECH by EBW in the core region with setting the same aim angle and the same polarization for launching.展开更多
Investigation of experimental configuration for the electron Bernstein wave （EBW） heating by using the existing electron cyclotron heating （ECH） antennas on LHD was performed. By using an antenna installed in the ...Investigation of experimental configuration for the electron Bernstein wave （EBW） heating by using the existing electron cyclotron heating （ECH） antennas on LHD was performed. By using an antenna installed in the lower port, direct oblique launching of the extraordinary （X-） mode from the high magnetic field side （HFS） is available. Since the parallel component of the refractive index （NIF） varies during propagation because of the inhomogeneity of the magnetic field, NH can be zero when the launched X-mode crosses the fundamental electron cyclotron resonance （ECR） layer even NⅡ is noonzero initially. In such a condition, if the electron density is above a certain level the obliquely launched X-mode can pass the fundamental ECR layer without being damped out and can be mode-converted to EBW that is absorbed at the Doppler shifted ECR layer. By using an antenna installed in the horizontal port, oblique launching from the lower magnetic field side （LFS） toward the over-dense plasma is available. Excitation of EBW via the mode conversion process of ordinary mode（O）-extraordinary mode（X）-electron Bernstein wave （B） is expected with the O-mode launching toward an appropriate direction. The O-X-B mode conversion rate and the region of power deposition were surveyed by varying the magnetic field strength and the launching direction. The results of the survey suggest that efficient heating in the core region is difficult by using the existing antenna. Rearrangement of the final mirror of the launching antenna may be needed.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.40725013,40674093)the Open Research Program Foundation of State Key Laboratory for Space Weather,Chinese Academy Sciences
文摘With one-dimensional （l-D） hybrid simulations we investigate the nonlinear evolu- tion of the ion cyclotron waves excited by the H＋ and He2＋ temperature anisotropies, and analyze the evolution by using the wavelet analysis method. The results show that the proton cyclotron waves with the dominant frequency higher than the helium gyro-frequency （ΩHe = 0.5Ωp, with Ωp and ΩHe the proton and helium gyro-frequencies respectively ） are firstly excited, and then the helium cyclotron waves with the dominant frequency lower than the helium gyro-frequency are excited. The relation of our simulation results to the BIF（bifurcated） （there are two peaks in the wave spectrum： one above and one below ΩHe） and CON（continuous） （continuous spectrum from 0.1 Ωp to 1.0 Ωp） wave spectra observed in the magnetosheath are discussed.
基金supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No.XDA17010201)supported by Thousand Young Talents Program of China and Chinese NSFC grant (41525016, 41474155, 41661164034, 41621004, 41374180, 41774188)+1 种基金cofunded by EU. Asupported by the Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.FNRS)
文摘Proton cyclotron waves(PCWs)can be generated by ion pickup of Martian exospheric particles in the solar wind.The solar wind ion pickup process is highly dependent on the“IMF cone angle”—the angle between the solar wind velocity and the interplanetary magnetic field(IMF),which also plays an important role in the generation of PCWs.Using data from 2.15 Martian years of magnetic field measurements collected by the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution(MAVEN)mission,we have identified 3307 upstream PCW events.Their event number distribution decreases exponentially with their duration.A statistical investigation of the effects of IMF cone angle on the amplitudes and occurrence rates of PCWs reveals a slight tendency of PCWs’amplitudes to decrease with increasing IMF cone angle.The relationship between the amplitude and IMF cone angle is weak,with a correlation coefficient r=–0.3.We also investigated the influence of IMF cone angle on the occurrence rate of PCWs and found that their occurrence rate is particularly high for intermediate IMF cone angles(~18°–42°)even though highly oblique IMF orientation occurs most frequently in the upstream region of the Martian bow shock.We also conclude that these variabilities are not artefacts of temporal coverage biases in MAVEN sampling.Our results demonstrate that whereas IMF cone angle strongly influences the occurrence of PCWs,IMF cone angle may also weakly modulate their amplitudes in the upstream region of Mars.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41974192 and 41821003)Work at Los Alamos was performed under the auspices of the U.S.Department of Energy(Contract No.89233218CNA000001)was partially funded by an NSF grant(Grant No.IAA2027951).
文摘Electromagnetic ion cyclotron(EMIC)waves are widely believed to play an important role in influencing the radiation belt and ring current dynamics.Most studies have investigated the effects or characteristics of EMIC waves by assuming their left-handed polarization.However,recent studies have found that the reversal of polarization,which occurs at higher latitudes along the wave propagation path,can change the wave-induced pitch angle diffusion coefficients.Whether such a polarization reversal can influence the global ring current dynamics remains unknown.In this study,we investigate the ring current dynamics and proton precipitation loss in association with polarization-reversed EMIC waves by using the ring current-atmosphere interactions model(RAM).The results indicate that the polarization reversal of H-band EMIC waves can truly decrease the scattering rates of protons of 10 to 50 keV or>100 keV in comparison with the scenario in which the EMIC waves are considered purely left-handed polarized.Additionally,the global ring current intensity and proton precipitation may be slightly affected by the polarization reversal,especially during prestorm time and the recovery phase,but the effects are not large during the main phase.This is probably because the H-band EMIC waves contribute to the proton scattering loss primarily at E<10 keV,an energy range that is not strongly affected by the polarization reversal.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.40925014,41204114,and 41274165)the Aid Program for Scienceand Technology Innovative Research Team in Higher Educational Institutions of Hunan Province,Chinathe Construct Program of theKey Discipline in Hunan Province,China
文摘Ray tracing study of electromagnetic ion cyclotron （EMIC） waves is conducted based on a realistic plasma density model. The simulation result shows that EMIC waves propagate away from the equatorial source region to higher latitudes basically along geomagnetic field lines, and are reflected at the region where their frequency matches the local bi-ion frequency. H＋ band suffers H＋-He＋ bi-ion frequency reflection at lower latitudes, whereas He＋ band suffers He＋-O＋ bi-ion frequency reflection at higher latitudes. Moreover, the concentration of heavy ions slightly affects the bi-ion frequencies and then slightly determines the reflection location of ray paths of EMIC waves. The current results present the first detailed study on the propagation characteristics of EMIC waves associated with bi-ion frequencies.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2022YFE03070000 and 2022YFE03070003)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12375220 and 12075114)。
文摘According to the physics of tokamak start-up,this study constructs a zero-dimensional(0D)model applicable to electron cyclotron(EC)wave assisted start-up in NCST spherical torus(spherical tokamak)and CN-H1 stellarators.Using the constructed 0D model,the results obtained in this study under the same conditions are compared and validated against reference results for pure hydrogen plasma start-up in tokamak.The results are in good agreement,especially regarding electron temperature,ion temperature and plasma current.In the presence of finite Ohmic electric field in the spherical tokamak,a study on the EC wave assisted start-up of the NCST plasma at frequency of 28 GHz is conducted.The impact of the vertical magnetic field B_(v)on EC wave assisted start-up,the relationship between EC wave injection power P_(inj),Ohmic electric field E,and initial hydrogen atom density n_(H0)are explored separately.It is found that under conditions of Ohmic electric field lower than ITER(~0.3 V m^(-1)),EC wave can expand the operational space to achieve better plasma parameters.Simulating the process of28 GHz EC wave start-up in the CN-H1 stellarator plasma,the plasma current in the zerodimensional model is replaced with the current in the poloidal coil of the stellarator.Plasma startup can be successfully achieved at injection powers in the hundreds of kilowatts range,resulting in electron densities on the order of 10^(17)-10^(18)m^(-3).
基金Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2022YFE03070000 and 2022YFE03070003)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12375220 and 12075114)+3 种基金the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.2021JJ30569)the Doctoral Initiation Fund Project of University of South China(Grant No.190XQD114)the Hunan Nuclear Fusion International Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Base(Grant No.2018WK4009)the Hengyang Key Laboratory of Magnetic Confinement Nuclear Fusion Research(Grant No.2018KJ108)。
文摘Through theoretical analysis,we construct a physical model that includes the influence of counter-external driven current opposite to the plasma current direction in the neoclassical tearing mode(NTM).The equation is used with this model to obtain the modified Rutherford equation with co-current and counter-current contributions.Consistent with the reported experimental results,numerical simulations have shown that the localized counter external current can only partially suppress NTM when it is far from the resonant magnetic surface.Under some circumstances,the Ohkawa mechanism dominated current drive(OKCD)by electron cyclotron waves can concurrently create both co-current and counter-current.In this instance,the minimal electron cyclotron wave power that suppresses a particular NTM was calculated by the Rutherford equation.The result is marginally less than when taking co-current alone into consideration.As a result,to suppress NTM using OKCD,one only needs to align the co-current with a greater OKCD peak well with the resonant magnetic surface.The effect of its lower counter-current does not need to be considered because the location of the counter-current deviates greatly from the resonant magnetic surface.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42374200)the State Key Laboratory of Environment Characteristics and Effects for Nearspace(Grant No.2025NS14)。
文摘This study investigates ionospheric electromagnetic ion cyclotron(EMIC)waves on the basis of Swarm satellite observations from 2015 to 2018,focusing on hemispheric asymmetries and their modulation by the South Atlantic Anomaly(SAA).Both the power spectral density(PSD)and occurrence rate of EMIC waves are significantly enhanced in the SAA relative to other regions at similar latitudes.Waves observed in the SAA region generally exhibit lower frequencies and originate from slightly higher L shells than their northern counterparts.He-band waves show stronger hemispheric contrasts in PSD,while O-band waves display larger differences in frequencies and occurrence rates.The Southern Hemisphere shows higher PSD and occurrence rates than the Northern Hemisphere during 00–12 local time,which becomes particularly pronounced near equinoxes.Although PSD and occurrence rate enhancements in the SAA region are more prominent during geomagnetically quiet periods,hemispheric differences in frequency and L shell intensify under disturbed conditions.EMIC wave occurrence also increases with solar wind dynamic pressure;PSD asymmetry is greater during low-pressure intervals,whereas frequency differences become more pronounced during high-pressure intervals.These findings deepen our understanding of the hemispheric asymmetry of EMIC waves and the mechanisms by which they are modulated by the SAA.
基金supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2013M531344)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.56YAH12039)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41174141)the National Basic Research Program of China("973"Project)(Grant No.2011CB811404)
文摘The nonadiabatic acceleration of plasma sheet ions is important to the understanding of substorm energetic injections and the formation of ring current. Previous studies show that nonadiabatic acceleration of protons by magnetic field dipolarization is hard to occur at X>–10 RE because the time-scale of dipolarization(several minutes) is much larger than the gyroperiod of protons there(several seconds). In this paper, we present a case of nonadiabatic acceleration of plasma sheet ions observed by Cluster on October 30, 2006 at(XGSM, YGSM)=(-7.7, 4.7) RE. The nonadiabatic acceleration of ions is caused not by previously reported magnetospheric dipolarization but by the ultra low frequency(ULF) waves during magnetospheric dipolarization. The nonadiabatic acceleration of ions generates a new energy flux structure of ions, which is characterized by the usual energy flux increase of ions(28–80 ke V) and a concurrent energy flux decrease of ions in a lower energy range(10 e V–20 ke V). These new observations constitute a complete physical picture: The lower energy ions absorb the wave energy, and thus get accelerated to higher energy. We use a nonadiabatic model to interpret the ion energy flux variations. Both analytic and simulation results are in good agreement with the observations. This indicates that the nonadiabatic acceleration associated with ULF waves superposed on dipolarized magnetic field is an effective mechanism for ion energization in the near-Earth plasma sheet. The presented energy flux structures can be used as a proxy to identify the similar dynamic process.
文摘For ion cyclotron resonance heating, the current on the antenna surface exists in a form of standing wave, and the phase of the poloidal current standing wave affects significantly on the performance of the coupling. In this paper, a coupling calculation is carried out based on a practical model for the loop antenna. The ion cyclotron wave coupling performance depends greatly on the antenna current propagation constant and the phase of standing wave. For a small antenna-current-propagation constant, the antenna coupling performance is more sensitive to a π/2 change in the phase of standing wave.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42188101 and 42025404)the National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFF0503700)+2 种基金the B-type Strategic Priority Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB41000000)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2042021kf1045,2042021kf1056)the Pre-research projects on Civil Aerospace Technologies (D020308,D020104,D020303).
文摘Among the most intense emissions in the Earth's magnetosphere,electromagnetic ion cyclotron(EMIC)waves are regarded as a critical candidate contributing to the precipitation losses of ring current protons,which however lacks direct multi-point observations to establish the underlying physical connection.Based upon a robust conjunction between the satellite pair of Van Allen Probe B and NOAA-19,we perform a detailed analysis to capture simultaneous enhancements of EMIC waves and ring current proton precipitation.By assuming that the ring current proton precipitation is mainly caused by EMIC wave scattering,we establish a physical model between the wave-driven proton diffusion and the ratio of precipitated-to-trapped proton count rates,which is subsequently applied to infer the intensity of EMIC waves required to cause the observed proton precipitation.Our simulations indicate that the model results of EMIC wave intensity,obtained using either the observed or empirical Gaussian wave frequency spectrum,are consistent with the wave observations,within a factor of 1.5.Our study therefore strongly supports the dominant contribution of EMIC waves to the ring current proton precipitation,and offers a valuable means to construct the global profile of EMIC wave intensity using low-altitude NOAA POES proton measurements,which generally have a broad L-shell coverage and high time resolution in favor of near-real-time conversion of the global EMIC wave distribution.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No.2017YFE0300406)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11 975 272, 12 075 276, 11 375 234, 11 805 133 and 12 005 258).
文摘In recent experiments on EAST,the electron temperature at the center can be raised to 9.7 ke V by injecting electron cyclotron(EC)and lower hybrid(LH)waves simultaneously.With such strong core electron heating,the relativistic effect could play an important role in the interactions between the plasma and waves.In order to explore the relativistic effect on synergy between the EC and LH waves on EAST,ray-tracing/Fokker-Planck simulations are conducted to investigate electron heating for a typical discharge with a center electron temperature of 9.7 ke V.It is found that the relativistic effect can cause the EC wave to deposit its power deeper in the plasma core,where the synergy between the EC and LH waves occurs and enhances the absorption of the LH waves.As a result,a high center electron temperature can be achieved.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61671431)
文摘Based on the beam wave synchronous interaction in transverse and longitudinal directions at the same time and starting from Maxwell’s equation and linear Vlasov equation, the beam–wave interaction ‘hot’ dispersion equation considering both cyclotron resonance and Cherenkov resonance in a staggered double metallic grating traveling wave tube is deduced.Through the reasonable selection for geometric and electrical parameters, the numerical calculation and analysis of the ‘hot’ dispersion equation shows that the beam–wave interaction gain and frequency band with the cyclotron resonance enhancement effect are higher than those with only Cherenkov resonance radiation.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11275007 and 11175023)the Program for Liaoning Excellent Talents in University(LJQ2012098)
文摘The theory of slow backward-wave amplifications is developed based on electron cyclotron maser （ECM） mechanism employing an initially rectilinear beam, A nonlinear evolution equation is derived to describe the electron energy. Numerical calculations show that the saturated interaction efficiency in this system may exceed 20~, and the saturated interaction length spans 3-6 centimeters. The distinctive interaction mechanism is promising for the design of compact backward microwave amplification devices, Numerical studies are also presented for the slow-wave ECM efficiency with inclusion of Gaussian beam electron velocity spread. It is shown that the velocity spread reduces the interaction e^ciency.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (No. 2010GB107003)
文摘Electron cyclotron heating on HL-2A has been simulated by TORAY-GA with a second harmonic extraordinary wave and a fundamental ordinary wave. The results show that the wave absorption of the second harmonic extraordinary wave is better than that of the fundamental ordinary wave. In order to understand the interaction mechanism between electrons and the two different polarization modes, the energy exchange between electrons and the two modes are theoretically analyzed, and it is found that the coupling intensity described by the Bessel function and different polarizations of the two modes are the main reasons leading to the above phenomenon. The theoretical results of this study fit well with the simulated and numerical results.
基金Z.Y.acknowledges the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42074211)the Key Research Program of the Institute of Geology&Geophysics,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.IGGCAS-201904).
文摘A mirror mode wave is a fundamental magnetic structure in the planetary space environment that is persistently compressed by solar wind,especially in the magnetosheath.Mirror modes have been widely identified in the magnetosheaths of the Earth and other planets in the solar system,yet the understanding of mirror mode waves on extraterrestrial planets is not as comprehensive as that on the Earth.Using magnetic field data collected by the Cassini spacecraft,we found peak and dip types according to the magnetic morphology(i.e.,structures with higher or lower magnetic strengths than the background field).Moreover,mirror mode waves and electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves were found one after the other,implying that the two wave modes may evolve into one another in the Kronian magnetosheath.The results indicate that many fundamental plasma processes associated with the mirror mode structure exist in the Kronian magnetosheath.The energy conversion in Saturn’s magnetosheath may provide key insights that will aid in understanding giant planetary magnetospheric processes.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 40774078, 40404012, 40474064 and 40674076, and the Visiting Scholar Foundation of State Key Laboratory for Space Weather, Chinese Academy Sciences.
文摘We present a study on the second-order resonant interaction between the ring current protons with Whistler-mode waves propagating near the quasi electrostatic limit following the previous second-order resonant theory. The diffusion coefficients are proportional to the electric field amplitude E, much greater than those for the regular first-order resonance, which are proportional to the electric field amplitudes square E^2. Numerical calculations for the pitch angle scattering are performed for typical energies of protons Ek = 50 keV and 100 keV at locations L = 2 and L = 3.5. The timescale for the loss process of protons by the Whistler waves is found to approach one hour, comparable to that by the EMIC waves, suggesting that Whistler waves may also contribute significantly to the ring current decay under appropriate conditions.
基金supported in part by the JSPS-CAS Core-University program in the field of 'Plasma and Nuclear Fusion'
文摘Possibility of the measurement of radiated waves derived from the thermally emitted electron Bernstein wave （EBW） is numerically investigated based on the assumption of the super dense core （SDC） plasma generated in LHD. EBW that is thermally emitted in the electron cyclotron resonance （ECR） layer may couple with the electromagnetic wave and be emitted to the vacuum via the EBW-extraordinary-ordinary （B-X-O） mode conversion process. We consider the use of one of the transmission lines for electron cyclotron heating （ECH） in LHD as a receiving system of the emission. It is derived that the waves in the fundamental cyclotron frequency range are emitted as the EBW near their upper hybrid resonance （UHR） layer outside the last close flux surface （LCFS）. On the other hand, waves in the second harmonics cyclotron frequency range are emitted in the core region. It means that successful measurement of waves of the second harmonic frequency range emitted from extremely high dense core plasma with setting an aim angle for receiving indicates a possibility of the second harmonic ECH by EBW in the core region with setting the same aim angle and the same polarization for launching.
基金the budget codes NIFS07ULRR501-3,518,NIFS07KLRR303a grant-in-aid for scientific research of MEXT JAPAN,2008 19740347the JSPS-CAS Core-University program in the field of Plasma and Nuclear Fusion
文摘Investigation of experimental configuration for the electron Bernstein wave （EBW） heating by using the existing electron cyclotron heating （ECH） antennas on LHD was performed. By using an antenna installed in the lower port, direct oblique launching of the extraordinary （X-） mode from the high magnetic field side （HFS） is available. Since the parallel component of the refractive index （NIF） varies during propagation because of the inhomogeneity of the magnetic field, NH can be zero when the launched X-mode crosses the fundamental electron cyclotron resonance （ECR） layer even NⅡ is noonzero initially. In such a condition, if the electron density is above a certain level the obliquely launched X-mode can pass the fundamental ECR layer without being damped out and can be mode-converted to EBW that is absorbed at the Doppler shifted ECR layer. By using an antenna installed in the horizontal port, oblique launching from the lower magnetic field side （LFS） toward the over-dense plasma is available. Excitation of EBW via the mode conversion process of ordinary mode（O）-extraordinary mode（X）-electron Bernstein wave （B） is expected with the O-mode launching toward an appropriate direction. The O-X-B mode conversion rate and the region of power deposition were surveyed by varying the magnetic field strength and the launching direction. The results of the survey suggest that efficient heating in the core region is difficult by using the existing antenna. Rearrangement of the final mirror of the launching antenna may be needed.
