Surface flute waves in plasmas : eigenwaves, excitation, and applications

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Preface Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 General Notes 1.2 Historical Notes 1.3 Brief Overview of the Content 1.4 Basic Equations for Investigation of Surface Flute Waves 1.4.1 Electromagnetic Wave Field Distribution in Plasmas 1.4.2 Electromagnetic Wave Field Distribution in Dielectrics 1.4.3 Electromagnetic Wave Field Distribution in Layers Where an Electron Beam Gyrates 1.4.4 Boundary Conditions References 2 Surface Flute Waves in Uniform Magneto-active Plasma Filled Waveguides 2.1 Extraordinary Polarized Surface Flute Waves in Magneto-active Plasma Waveguides 2.2 Extraordinary Polarized Surface Flute Waves Propagating Along Magneto-active Plasma-Metal Interface 2.3 Surface Flute Waves in Strongly Magnetized Plasma Waveguides 2.4 Ordinary Polarized Electromagnetic Flute Waves 2.5 Damping of Surface Flute X-Modes 2.6 Long-Wavelength Azimuthally Non-symmetrical Surface Waves 2.7 Higher Radial Modes of Surface Flute Waves in Magneto-active Cylindrical Plasma Waveguides 2.8 Conclusions References 3 Electromagnetic Energy Rotation Caused by Surface Flute Waves 3.1 Electromagnetic Energy Rotation Along Plasma-Metal Interface in Cylindrical Waveguides 3.2 Electromagnetic Energy Rotation Around a Cylindrical Metallic Rod in Magneto-active Plasmas 3.3 Rotation of Electromagnetic Energy in Coaxial Metal Waveguides Entirely Filled by Plasmas 3.4 Rotation of Electromagnetic Energy in Cylindrical Metal Waveguides Partially Filled by Magneto-active Plasmas 3.5 Conclusions References 4 Coupled Surface Flute Waves in Current-Carrying Plasma Waveguides 4.1 Coupled Surface Flute Waves in Azimuthal Static Magnetic Fields 4.2 Coupled Surface Flute Waves in the Range of Electron Cyclotron Frequency in Current-Carrying Waveguides Partially Filled with Plasmas 4.3 Coupled Surface Flute Waves Propagating Above the Upper-Hybrid Frequency Around a Current-Carrying Cylindrical Metal Rod in Magnetized Plasmas 4.4 Coupled Surface Flute Waves Propagating Above the Upper-Hybrid Frequency in Waveguides Entirely Filled with Current-Carrying Plasmas 4.5 Coupled High Frequency Surface Flute Waves in Coaxial Waveguides Entirely Filled with Current-Carrying Plasmas 4.6 Conclusions References 5 Surface Flute Waves in Inhomogeneous Magnetized Plasma Waveguides 5.1 Surface Flute Waves in Waveguides Filled with Plasma Whose Particle Density is Non-uniform 5.2 Influence of Radial Non-uniformity of External Static Magnetic Field on Frequency Spectrum of Surface Flute Waves 5.3 Influence of Toroidal Magnetic Field Non-uniformity on Frequency Spectrum of Surface Flute Waves in Metal Waveguides Entirely Filled with Plasmas 5.4 Propagation of Surface Flute Waves Around a Metal Ring in Non-uniform Toroidal Magnetic Fields 5.5 Surface Flute Waves in Weakly Rippled Magnetic Fields 5.6 Additional Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating of Plasmas by Surface Flute Waves in Weakly Rippled External Static Magnetic Fields 5.7 Conclusions References 6 Surface Flute Waves in Waveguides with Non-circular Cross-Section 6.1 Surface Flute Waves in Corrugated Metal Waveguides Entirely Filled with Plasma 6.2 Surface Flute Waves in Square Metal Waveguides Entirely Filled with Plasma 6.3 Surface Flute Waves in Metal Waveguides with Non-circular Cross-Section, Partially Filled with a Circular Cross-Section Plasma Column 6.4 Low Frequency Surface Flute Waves in Metal Waveguides with Circular Cross-Section, Partially Filled with a Plasma Column of Non-circular Cross-Section 6.5 Resonant Influence of Plasma-Dielectric Interface Shape on Surface Flute Waves in Magneto-active Waveguides 6.6 High Frequency Surface Flute Waves in Metal Waveguides with Circular Cross-Section, Partially Filled with a Plasma Column of Non-circular Cross-Section 6.7 Conclusions References 7 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves in Electron Cyclotron Frequency Range by Relativistic Electron Beam Gyrating Along Large Larmor Orbits 7.1 Linear Theory of Surface Flute Wave Excitation by Electron Beams Gyrating Around a Plasma Column 7.2 Excitation of Higher Radial Modes of Surface Flute Waves 7.3 Two Mechanisms of Resonance Overlapping in Excitation of Surface Flute Waves by Rotating Relativistic Electron Beams 7.4 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves by Electron Beams in Toroidal Waveguides 7.5 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves in Cylindrical Waveguides with Non-circular Cross-Section of Plasma Filling 7.6 Transition Between Beam-Plasma and Beam-Dissipative Instability Regimes in Interaction of Relativistic Large Larmor Orbit Electron Beams and Surface Flute X-Modes 7.7 Initial Stage of Interaction Between Gyrating Relativistic Electron Beams and Long-Wavelength Electromagnetic Surface Waves 7.8 Conclusions References 8 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves by Electron Beams Gyrating Along Large Larmor Orbits in Coaxial Waveguides 8.1 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves in the Electron Cyclotron Frequency Range by an Electron Beam Gyrating Around a Coaxial Plasma Layer 8.2 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves in the Electron Cyclotron Frequency Range by an Electron Beam Gyrating Around the Inner Conductor Inside a Coaxial Plasma Layer 8.3 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves Above the Upper-Hybrid Frequency by an External Beam of Relativistic Electrons 8.4 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves Above the Upper-Hybrid Frequency by an Internal Gyrating Electron Beam 8.5 Conclusions References 9 Nonlinear Theory of Surface Flute Wave Excitation in Electron Cyclotron Frequency Range 9.1 Nonlinear Theory of Surface Flute Wave Excitation by Electron Beams Gyrating Around a Plasma Column Under Condition of Resonant Beam-Plasma Instability 9.2 Nonlinear Theory of Surface Flute Wave Excitation by Electron Beams Gyrating Around a Plasma Column Under Condition of Beam-Dissipative Instability 9.3 Nonlinear Theory of Surface Flute Wave Excitation by Modulated Annular Electron Beams 9.4 Conclusions References 10 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves with Frequencies Other Than Electron Cyclotron Frequency by Flow of Charged Particles Gyrating Along Large Larmor Orbits in Axial External Static Magnetic Field 10.1 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves Above Upper Hybrid Frequency by Electron Beams Gyrating Around a Plasma Column 10.2 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves Above Upper Hybrid Frequency by Annular Electron Beam in Waveguide with Non-circular Cross-Section of Plasma Column 10.3 Transition Between Beam-Plasma and Beam-Dissipative Instability Regimes in Interaction of Relativistic Large Larmor Orbit Electron Beams and Surface Flute Waves Above Upper-Hybrid Frequency in Coaxial Plasma Waveguides 10.4 Excitation of Surface Flute Waves in Ion Cyclotron Frequency Range by Light Ion Beams Gyrating Around a Plasma Column in Strongly Magnetized Plasma Waveguides 10.5 Conclusions References 11 Applications of Surface Wave Propagation 11.1 Surface Wave Applications for Plasma Electronics 11.2 Surface Wave Applications for Plasma-Antenna Systems 11.3 Surface Waves Propagating in the Plasma Periphery of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Devices 11.4 Surface Wave Applications in Nano-Technologies 11.5 Surface Wave Applications for Plasma Production References Index