Towards explanation of the two-frequency heating effect in electron cyclotron ion sources
arXiv:2012.01243
Abstract
The quasilinear model of electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) heating in a mirror magnetic field predicts essential broadening of the electron distribution function in case of bichromatic wave. This may stabilize kinetic instabilities in the electron-cyclotron frequency range resulting in improved performance of ECR ion sources, the effect which is observed in many independent experiments.
9 pages, 4 figures