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Theory of collisionless damping of cavitons and resonant particle acceleration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1997

R. BINGHAM ,
U. de ANGELIS  and
V. N. TSYTOVICH
R. BINGHAM
Affiliation:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
U. de ANGELIS
Affiliation:
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
V. N. TSYTOVICH
Affiliation:
Permanent address: General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0QX, UK
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Abstract

A theory is proposed that describes in a self-consistent manner damping and particle acceleration within cavitons. The framework of the approach makes it possible to formulate a set of self-consistent equations taking into account the change in the particle distribution function due to the interaction with cavitons and the damping of the waves within the cavitons due to the interaction with resonant particles. The spatial inhomogeneity of the distribution function of resonant particles in the vicinity of a caviton produces a new type of damping. The new damping mechanism is present for any inhomogeneity produced both by the other cavitons (or empty cavitons) in a strongly turbulent plasma or by any other source. This new type of damping is important for arresting wave collapse.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 58 , Issue 1 , July 1997 , pp. 41 - 59
Copyright
1997 Cambridge University Press

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