Observation of Second-Harmonic Ion Bernstein Waves Excited by Fast-Wave Mode Conversion in the Microtor Tokamak
- 30 April 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 52 (18) , 1609-1612
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.52.1609
Abstract
This paper reports the first conclusive observation of ion Bernstein waves near the second-harmonic cyclotron layer in a single-ion-species tokamak plasma. The interpretation that the ion Bernstein waves are generated through fast-wave mode conversion at the second-harmonic cyclotron layer is supported by wave dispersion measurements as well as the observation of the long-wavelength fast wave by laser scattering techniques.Keywords
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