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| Authors | T. A. Carter, B. Brugman, P. Pribyl, W. Lybarger |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0509180 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0509180 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.155001 |
Abstract
An experimental investigation of nonlinear interactions between shear Alfv\'{e}n waves in a laboratory plasma is presented. Two Alfv\'{e}n waves, generated by a resonant cavity, are observed to beat together, driving a low frequency nonlinear psuedo-mode at the beat frequency. The psuedo-mode then scatters the Alfv\'{e}n waves, generating a series of sidebands. The observed interaction is very strong, with the normalized amplitude of the driven psuedo-mode comparable to the normalized magnetic field amplitude ($\delta B/B$) of the interacting Alfv\'{e}n waves.
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