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Nonlinear dynamics of small-scale Alfvén waves
Alfred Mallet, Seth Dorfman, Mel Abler +2
We study the nonlinear evolution of very oblique small-scale Alfvén waves with . At these scales, the waves become significantly compressive, unlike in MHD, d…
Hybrid simulation of Alfvén wave parametric decay instability in a laboratory relevant plasma
Feiyu Li, Xiangrong Fu, Seth Dorfman
Large-amplitude Alfvén waves are subject to parametric decays which can have important consequences in space, astrophysical, and fusion plasmas. Though the Alfvén wave parametric d…
Parametric decay of Alfvénic wave packets in nonperiodic low-beta plasmas
Feiyu Li, Xiangrong Fu, Seth Dorfman
The parametric decay of finite-size Alfvén waves in nonperiodic low-beta plasmas is investigated using one-dimensional hybrid simulations. Compared with the usual small periodic sy…
Major Scientific Challenges and Opportunities in Understanding Magnetic Reconnection and Related Explosive Phenomena in Solar and Heliospheric Plasmas
H. Ji, J. Karpen, A. Alt +105
Magnetic reconnection underlies many explosive phenomena in the heliosphere and in laboratory plasmas. The new research capabilities in theory/simulations, observations, and labora…
Major Scientific Challenges and Opportunities in Understanding Magnetic Reconnection and Related Explosive Phenomena throughout the Universe
H. Ji, A. Alt, S. Antiochos +97
This white paper summarizes major scientific challenges and opportunities in understanding magnetic reconnection and related explosive phenomena as a fundamental plasma process.
Observation of an Alfvén Wave Parametric Instability in a Laboratory Plasma
S. Dorfman, T. A. Carter
A shear Alfvén wave parametric instability is observed for the first time in the laboratory. When a single finite kinetic Alfvén wave (KAW) is launched in the Large Plasma…
Analysis of Magnetic Fields in Inertial Alfven Wave Collisions
Dereth J. Drake, James W. R. Schroeder, Brian C. Shanken +5
Turbulence in astrophysical and space plasmas is dominated by the nonlinear interaction of counterpropagating Alfven waves. Most Alfven wave turbulence theories have been based on…