We investigate nonlinear resonant wave-particle interactions including effects of particle (phase) trapping,
detrapping, and scattering by high-amplitude coherent waves. After deriving the relation between probability of trapping and velocity of particle drift induced by nonlinear scattering (phase bunching), we substitute this relation and other characteristic equations of wave-particle interaction into a kinetic equation for the particle
distribution function. The final equation has the form of a Fokker-Planck equation with peculiar advection and collision terms. This equation fully describes the evolution of particle momentum distribution due to
particle diffusion, nonlinear drift, and fast transport in phase-space via trapping. Solutions of the obtained kinetic equation are compared with results of test particle simulations.
Funding
The work of A.V.A., A.A.V., and A.I.N was supported by the Russian Scientific Fund, project 14-12-00824.
History
School
Science
Department
Mathematical Sciences
Published in
Physics of Plasmas
Volume
23
Citation
ARTEMYEV, A.V. ...et al., 2016. Kinetic equation for nonlinear resonant wave-particle interaction. Physics of Plasmas, 23, 090701.
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Acceptance date
2016-08-29
Publication date
2016
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This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. The following article appeared in Physics of Plasmas, 23, 090701 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4962526.