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Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 085002 (2008) [4 pages]Second-Harmonic Generation of Electron-Bernstein Waves in an Inhomogeneous Plasma
Received 30 November 2007; published 27 February 2008
In the injection of electron-Bernstein waves (EBW) into a plasma, proposed for plasma heating and current drive in over-dense plasma, conversion of the fundamental to its second harmonic is predicted analytically and observed in computations. The mechanism is traced to the existence of locations where one can have both wave number and frequency matching between the fundamental and its harmonic. Further, at such locations, the second harmonic commonly has minimal group velocity, and this allows the amplitude of the second harmonic to build to values exceeding that of the fundamental at power levels less than anticipated in experiments. The second-harmonic power can then be deposited at half-harmonic resonances of the original wave, often far from the desired location of energy deposition. Estimates for the power at which this is significant are given. ©2008 The American Physical Society REFERENCES (17)
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