Ponderomotive Barrier as a Maxwell Demon
Ponderomotive Barrier as a Maxwell Demon
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有质动力屏障作为麦克斯韦妖
DOI:
10.1063/1.1787771
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发表时间:
2004
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
J. Rax
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文献类型:
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作者:
I. Dodin;N. Fisch;J. Rax
The possibility of efficient ponderomotive current drive in a magnetized plasma was reported recently in [N. J. Fisch, J. M. Rax, and I. Y. Dodin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 205004 (2003)]. Precise limitations on the efficiency are now given through a comprehensive analytical and numerical study of single-particle dynamics under the action of a cyclotron-resonant rf drive in various field configurations. Expressions for the particle energy gain and acceleration along the dc magnetic field are obtained. The fundamental correlation between the two effects is described. A second fundamental quantity, namely, the ratio of the potential barrier to the energy gain, can be changed by altering the field configuration. The asymmetric ponderomotive current drive effect can be optimized, by minimizing the transverse heating.