Saturation of the parametric decay instability near the lower hybrid frequency
Author(s) -
L. Chen,
R.L. Berger
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/4166830
Subject(s) - saturation (graph theory) , collision frequency , instability , physics , parametric statistics , excited state , turbulence , kinetic energy , nonlinear system , collision , atomic physics , computational physics , quantum electrodynamics , mechanics , classical mechanics , mathematics , plasma , quantum mechanics , statistics , computer security , combinatorics , computer science
The nonlinear evolution and saturation of parametrically excited lower hybrid waves are studied numerically by solving the corresponding weak turbulence wave kinetic equation. The saturation level and the effective collision frequency $nu$/sub f/ are obtained as functions of pump power. (auth
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