2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2025
On How Zonal Fields Suppress Reversed Shear Alfvén Eigenmode in Tokamak Plasmas
Ruirui Ma, Pengfei Liu, Liu Chen +2
Employing both nonlinear gyrokinetic simulations and theoretical analyses, we have discovered the novel result that, with energetic particle dynamics kept linear, the nonlinear sup…
physics.space-ph2025
Chorus Wave Driven Electron Dynamics in the Van Allen Belts: From Coherence to Diffusion
Xin Tao, Zeyu An, Fulvio Zonca +2
The Van Allen radiation belts contain relativistic electrons trapped by Earth's magnetic field, posing serious risks to spacecraft. Chorus waves are known to accelerate these elect…