On the rate of energy deposition by an ion ring velocity beam
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2021-05-03
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Omelchenko, Yuri A. et al.; On the rate of energy deposition by an ion ring velocity beam; Physics of Plasmas 28, 052102, 3 May, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0046309
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Using a novel three-dimensional electromagnetic hybrid code, XHYPERS, we simulate the generation of lower hybrid oscillations in a magnetized plasma by a heavy ion beam with a ring-shaped velocity distribution over much longer periods of time compared to previous simulations. We introduce a phenomenological (effective) electron damping to represent the induced scattering of lower-hybrid waves to whistlers and the loss of energy through whistler propagation out of the turbulent region. We demonstrate the effective electron damping to be a crucial factor in increasing the efficiency of energy deposition by an ion ring velocity beam into plasma turbulence and investigate the efficiency of beam energy extraction as a function of the electron damping rate and beam to plasma ion mass ratio.