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... For example, there are potential applications using these waves to improve the stability and confinement properties of tokamak plasmas. However, an improved understanding of the nonlinear behavior of large-amplitude Bernstein waves will be required for such applications.
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Key Terms

  • magnetic field
  • space plasma
  • space plasmas
  • bernstein waves
  • plasma behavior

  • tokamak plasma
  • tokamak plasmas
  • magnetic fields
  • whistler waves
  • electric field

  • electromagnetic waves
  • nonlinear behavior
  • plasma particles
  • potential applications
  • hybrid waves

  • plasma heating
  • wave dispersion


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