Relativistic ring distribution of plasma particles generates electromagnetic waves via the relativistic cyclotron resonance. The long time evolution of this so-called cyclotron maser instability at null wave number is studied in detail, by performing particle simulations using a plasma which consists of relativistic ring electrons, background positrons, and background electrons. The linear and nonlinear stages of the system evolution are discussed for both gyrotropic and nongyrotropic ring distributions. The linear theory predicts that, when the initial ring energy is strongly relativistic, there appears a critical initial ring momentum at which the system is marginally stable. Numerical simulations show, however, that the system is nonlinearly unstable even when the initial ring momentum exceeds the critical momentum. The final saturation level of the wave energy is obtained analytically.
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February 2002
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February 01 2002
Nonlinear evolution of electromagnetic waves driven by the relativistic ring distribution
S. Matsukiyo;
S. Matsukiyo
Department of Earth System Science and Technology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
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T. Hada
T. Hada
Department of Earth System Science and Technology, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
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Phys. Plasmas 9, 649–661 (2002)
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Received:
July 09 2001
Accepted:
November 07 2001
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S. Matsukiyo, T. Hada; Nonlinear evolution of electromagnetic waves driven by the relativistic ring distribution. Phys. Plasmas 1 February 2002; 9 (2): 649–661. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1431593
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