Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
In this paper, we examine a torsional Alfvén wave produced by periodic plasma bunches in a magnetized plasma flux tube. A new effect has been revealed: the wave is generated not only during the action of bunches, but also for a long time after the termination, which makes it possible to increase the wavelength by several times. We have determined the conditions under which the wave contains η~40 % of the total bunch energy. The wave radius depends on the energy of one bunch; and the length, on their number. The optimum number of bunches is 15. Simultaneously with the Alfvén wave, a bunch plasma jet (η~35 %) and a slow magnetosonic wave (η~10 %) propagate in the force tube. Similarity parameters scale the results to laboratory and near-Earth magnetized plasma.
plasma bunches, magnetic field, Alfvén wave, numerical simulation
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