External field-induced dynamics of a charged particle on a closed helix
arXiv:2102.03260 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.103.052217
Abstract
We investigate the dynamics of a charged particle confined to move on a toroidal helix while being driven by an external time-dependent electric field. The underlying phase space is analyzed for linearly and circularly polarized fields. For small driving amplitudes and a linearly polarized field, we find a split-up of the chaotic part of the phase space which prevents the particle from inverting its direction of motion. This allows for a non-zero average velocity of chaotic trajectories without breaking the well-known symmetries commonly responsible for directed transport. Within our chosen normalized units, the resulting average transport velocity is constant and does not change significantly with the driving amplitude. A very similar effect is found in case of the circularly polarized field and low driving amplitudes. Furthermore, when driving with a circularly polarized field, we unravel a second mechanism of the split-up of the chaotic phase space region for very large driving amplitudes. There exists a wide range of parameter values for which trajectories may travel between the two chaotic regions by crossing a permeable cantorus. The limitations of these phenomena, as well as their implication on manipulating directed transport in helical geometries are discussed.
arXiv comment10 pages, 5 figures
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