By performing one-dimensional （l-D） hybrid simulations, we analyze in detail the parametric instabilities of the Alfv^n waves with a spectrum in a low beta plasma. The parametric instabilities experience two stages....By performing one-dimensional （l-D） hybrid simulations, we analyze in detail the parametric instabilities of the Alfv^n waves with a spectrum in a low beta plasma. The parametric instabilities experience two stages. In the first stage, the density modes are excited and immediately couple with the pump Alfv6n waves. In the second stage, each pump Alfv^n wave decays into a density mode and a daughter Alfv6n mode similar to the monochromatic cases. Ftlrthermore, the proton velocity beam will also be formed after the saturation of the parametric instabilities. When the plasma beta is high, the parametric decay in the second stage will be strongly suppressed.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 41331067,41474125,41274144,41174124 and 41121003the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant Nos 2013CBA01503 and 2012CB825602the Key Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No KZZD-EW-01-4
文摘By performing one-dimensional （l-D） hybrid simulations, we analyze in detail the parametric instabilities of the Alfv^n waves with a spectrum in a low beta plasma. The parametric instabilities experience two stages. In the first stage, the density modes are excited and immediately couple with the pump Alfv6n waves. In the second stage, each pump Alfv^n wave decays into a density mode and a daughter Alfv6n mode similar to the monochromatic cases. Ftlrthermore, the proton velocity beam will also be formed after the saturation of the parametric instabilities. When the plasma beta is high, the parametric decay in the second stage will be strongly suppressed.
