Title :
Self focusing of a whistler propagating at an angle to magnetic field in a plasma
Author :
Singh, R. ; Sharma, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Center for Energy Studies, Indian Inst. of Technol., New Delhi, India
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The self-focusing of a low frequency whistler wave propagating at an angle to the magnetic field in a plasma is studied. The nonlinearity arises due to the pondermotive force and subsequent redistribution of plasma along the magnetic field. The direction of self focusing differs from that of phase propagation due to plasma anisotropy. Within the slab model, self focusing occurs with spatial periodicity.
Keywords :
plasma electromagnetic wave propagation; plasma magnetohydrodynamics; plasma nonlinear processes; self-focusing; low frequency whistler wave; phase propagation; plasma anisotropy; plasma magnetic field; plasma redistribution; pondermotive force; self focusing direction; slab model; whistler wave propagation; whistler wave self focusing; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Frequency; Magnetic fields; Plasma waves; Slabs;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science - Abstracts, 2009. ICOPS 2009. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2617-1
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2009.5227367
