Low-frequency whistler waves driven by energetic electrons in plasmas of solely electron cyclotron wave heating

Physics of Plasmas(2024)

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Whistler waves are a type of low-frequency electromagnetic wave common in nature, which is usually associated with energetic electron phenomena. This study presents experimental observations of low-frequency whistler wave instabilities driven by energetic electrons through wave–particle interactions on EXL-50. The energetic electrons are generated by electron cyclotron waves (ECWs) through stochastic heating [Wang et al., J. Plasma Phys. 89, 905890603 (2023)] and do not match the characteristics of the runaway electrons [Shi et al., Nucl. Fusion 62, 086047 (2022)]. In the steady-state plasma of the Energy iNNovation XuanLong-50 (EXL-50), whistler waves within the 30–120 MHz frequency range were observed during electron cyclotron resonance heating. These waves displayed multiple frequency bands, and the frequencies of waves were directly proportional to the Alfvén velocity. Furthermore, it was interesting to find that superposition of lower hybrid wave into ECW resulted in the suppression of these whistler waves. The experimental results may indicate that the whistler waves are driven by energetic electrons (excluding runaway electrons). These discoveries carry significant implications for several areas of research, including the investigation of wave–particle interactions, the development of radio frequency wave current drivers, their potential impact on the electron dynamics in future fusion devices, and even the presence of unusually low-frequency whistler waves in Earth's radiation belts.
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