Numerical simulations of a continuously injected relativistic electron beam relaxation into a plasma with large-scale density gradients

In this paper the influence of large-scale decreasing and increasing gradients of the density of magnetized plasma on the relaxation process of a continuously injected relativistic electron beam with an energy of 660 keV ($v_b=0.9c$) and a pitch-angle distribution is studied using particle-in-cell numerical simulations. It is found that for the selected parameters in the case of a smoothly decreasing gradient and in a homogeneous plasma the formation of spatially limited plasma oscillations of large amplitude occurs. In such cases, modulation instability develops and a long-wave longitudinal modulation of the ion density is formed. In addition, the large amplitude of plasma waves accelerates plasma electrons to energies on the order of the beam energy. In the case of increasing and sharply decreasing gradients, a significant decrease in the amplitude of plasma oscillations and the formation of a turbulent ion density spectrum are observed. The possibility of acceleration of beam electrons to energies more than 2 times higher than the initial energy of the beam particles is also demonstrated. This process takes place not only during beam propagation in growing plasma density, but also in homogeneous plasma due to interaction of beam particles with plasma oscillations of large amplitude.     

内并联型进气道模态转换过程中流道间干扰特性研究

针对组合动力进气道模态转换过程中存在的流道间干扰现象,采用数值模拟方法对一典型内并联型进气道模态转换过程中高/低速流道间的干扰特性展开了深入研究。结果表明：在模态转换过程中,当低速流道结尾激波位于低速流道内部时,高速流道节流至一定程度都将对低速流道形成干扰。该干扰现象出现后,高/低速流道的流动耦合,两流道的流量分配也随之发生变化,甚至导致了进气道流场的失稳。仅当β/α=0.25时,高/低速流道间的干扰造成了进气道流场的失稳且失稳后的振荡流场会先后出现两个不同的发展时期：前一时期的振荡流场的振幅较大但频率较低,约为335Hz；后一时期的振荡流场的振幅较小但频率较高,约为880Hz。