Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Oct 2003
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003aps..dppgp1164b&link_type=abstract
American Physical Society, 45th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, October 27-31, 2003, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
Physics
Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Turbulent energy cascades may play a major role in many astrophysical phenomenon, such as accretion disks, as well as in terrestrial plasmas, as related to turbulent cross field transport. Existing theories have yet to be rigorously compared with experimental results and instead have relied on indirect measurements from astrophysics and solar probes. The turbulent interaction between counter propagating shear Alfvén waves and the interaction of Alfvén waves launched into a reflecting cavity represent two practical experiments relevant to the study of such cascades. These experiments will be conducted on the LaPD and the results compared to those calculated using the GS2 code, which makes use of the gyrokinetic approximation. Due to the effects of Landau damping it is believed that high amplitude Alfvén waves must be launched in order for nonlinear processes to be measurable; several means of launching such waves will be employed. The first method will employ the use of antenna launched Alfvén waves and the second will make use of waves launched by a source instability native to LaPD (J. E. Maggs, G. Morales, PRL, In Press). It is believed that both of these schemes will be capable of generating waves of sufficient magnitude to probe the nonlinear interactions of interest. Initial measurements show signs of nonlinear effects when shear Alfvén waves, generated by instabilities in the LaPD source, are launched into a closed cavity. These effects are manifested as coupling between a low frequency wave and the launched wave, as indicated by the creation of side bands centered on the frequency of the launched wave. Further measurements of this effect and wave sources will be presented.
Brugman B.
Carter T. A.
Dorland William
Pribyl Patrick
Quataert Eliot
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