Surface Electron Cyclotron Waves in Plasmas

Surface Electron Cyclotron Waves in Plasmas
Author: Volodymyr Girka
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030171159

This book is the first of its kind devoted to surface waves propagating across an external static magnetic field at harmonics of the electron cyclotron frequency. Based on comprehensive theoretical studies carried out over the course of about forty years, it presents unique material on various characteristics of these transverse waves, namely, dispersion properties and their dependence on numerous design peculiarities of plasma waveguides; damping due to interaction with the plasma surface (the kinetic channel) and collisions between plasma particles (the Ohmic channel); interaction with flows of charged particles moving above the plasma surface; parametric excitation due to the effect of an external radiofrequency field; and their power transfer for sustaining gas discharges. Clarifying numerous complicated mathematical issues it is a valuable resource for postgraduate students and experts in plasma physics, electromagnetic waves, and the kinetic theory of plasmas.

Flux Coordinates and Magnetic Field Structure

Flux Coordinates and Magnetic Field Structure
Author: William D. D'haeseleer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 364275595X

Flux Coordinates and Magnetic Field Structure gives a systematic and rigorous presentation of the mathematical framework and principles underlying the description of magnetically confined fusion plasmas. After a brief treatment of vector algebra in curvilinear coordinate systems the book introduces concepts such as flux surfaces, rotational transforms, and magnetic differential equations. The various specific types of coordinate system are dealt with in detail. Researchers and advanced students in plasma physics, electromagnetics, and mathematical physics will greatly benefit from this useful guide and reference book.