3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Fully nonlinear phenomenology of the bump-on-tail (BOT) instability with drag, diffusion and Krook relaxation
Shi-Jie Zhang, Lei Chang, Zhao-Ju Bo +8
Energetic-particle-driven modes in magnetically confined fusion plasmas often exhibit nonlinear frequency sweeping, reflecting complex wave-particle interactions near marginal stab…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Exploration on the Two-stream Instability in the Polar Cusp Under Solar Storm Disturbances and its Potential Impacts on Spacecraft
Jikai Sun, Lei Chang, Yu Liu +6
During solar storms, the polar cusp often exhibits electron populations with distinct velocity distributions, which may be associated with the two-stream instability. This study re…
physics.plasm-ph2025
The bump-on-tail instability excited by energetic electrons in helicon plasma
Shi-Jie Zhang, Dong Jing, Lei Chang +10
This work explores for the first time bump-on-tail (BOT) instability excited by energetic electrons in helicon plasma. The Berk-Breizman model that developed for the wave-particle…