Effects of plasma nonuniformity on toroidal Alfvén eigenmode nonlinear decay
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| author | Cheng, Zhiwen Shen, Kexun Qiu, Zhiyong |
| author_facet | Cheng, Zhiwen Shen, Kexun Qiu, Zhiyong |
| contents | The parametric decay of toroidal Alfvén eigenmode (TAE) in nonuniform plasmas is investigated using nonlinear gyrokinetic equation. It is found that, the plasma nonuniformity not only significantly enhances the nonlinear coupling cross-section, but also qualitatively modifies the decay process. Specifically, the condition for spontaneous decay becomes the toroidal mode number of the sideband TAE being higher than that of the pump TAE, instead of the frequency of the sideband TAE being lower than the pump TAE in uniform plasmas. The consequences on TAE saturation and energetic particle transport are also discussed. |
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| spellingShingle | Effects of plasma nonuniformity on toroidal Alfvén eigenmode nonlinear decay Cheng, Zhiwen Shen, Kexun Qiu, Zhiyong Plasma Physics The parametric decay of toroidal Alfvén eigenmode (TAE) in nonuniform plasmas is investigated using nonlinear gyrokinetic equation. It is found that, the plasma nonuniformity not only significantly enhances the nonlinear coupling cross-section, but also qualitatively modifies the decay process. Specifically, the condition for spontaneous decay becomes the toroidal mode number of the sideband TAE being higher than that of the pump TAE, instead of the frequency of the sideband TAE being lower than the pump TAE in uniform plasmas. The consequences on TAE saturation and energetic particle transport are also discussed. |
| title | Effects of plasma nonuniformity on toroidal Alfvén eigenmode nonlinear decay |
| topic | Plasma Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.07507 |