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阿尔芬波碰撞:等离子体Turbulence III的基本结构:实验设计理论

Alfven Wave Collisions, The Fundamental Building Block of Plasma Turbulence III: Theory for Experimental Design

G. G. Howes, K. D. Nielson, D. J. Drake, J. W. R. Schroeder, F. Skiff, C. A. Kletzing, T. A. Carter

摘要:

空间和天体物理等离子体中的湍流由反向传播的阿尔芬波之间的非线性相互作用控制。在这里,我们提出的理论考虑背后的设计的第一个实验室测量的阿尔芬波碰撞,基本相互作用的阿尔芬湍流。通过一个相对较大振幅的低频阿尔芬波与一个反向传播的较小振幅的高频阿尔芬波的相互作用,实验实现了能量向传播的子阿尔芬波的长期非线性转移。预测的非线性产生的子阿尔芬波的属性进行了概述,提供了一套测试,可用于确认在实验室中对向传播阿尔芬波之间的非线性相互作用的成功测量。

英文摘要:

Turbulence in space and astrophysical plasmas is governed by the nonlinear interactions between counterpropagating Alfven waves. Here we present the theoretical considerations behind the design of the first laboratory measurement of an Alfven wave collision, the fundamental interaction underlying Alfvenic turbulence. By interacting a relatively large-amplitude, low-frequency Alfven wave with a counterpropagating, smaller-amplitude, higher-frequency Alfven wave, the experiment accomplishes the secular nonlinear transfer of energy to a propagating daughter Alfven wave. The predicted properties of the nonlinearly generated daughter Alfven wave are outlined, providing a suite of tests that can be used to confirm the successful measurement of the nonlinear interaction between counterpropagating Alfven waves in the laboratory.

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