GENERATION OF LANGMUIR-WAVES FROM ALFVEN WAVES BY THE PLASMA MASER INPAIR PLASMAS

Authors
EDA M SAKAI J ZHAO J NEUBERT T NAMBU M
Citation
M. Eda et al., GENERATION OF LANGMUIR-WAVES FROM ALFVEN WAVES BY THE PLASMA MASER INPAIR PLASMAS, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 66(11), 1997, pp. 3470-3476
Citations number
16
Journal title
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319015
Volume
66
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3470 - 3476
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9015(1997)66:11<3470:GOLFAW>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Using a two-dimensional electromagnetic and relativistic particle code , we show that high-frequency Langmuir waves can be generated by the p lasma maser mechanism from low-frequency Alfven waves excited by a tem perature anisotropy. It is confirmed by the simulation that the plasma maser mechanism does not require an electron (or positron) beam compo nent for the growth of high-frequency Langmuir waves.