Linear Relativistic Gyrokinetic Equation in General Magnetically Confined Plasmas

摘要

The gyrokinetic formalism for linear electromagnetic waves of arbitrary frequency in general magnetic-field configurations is extended to include full relativistic effects. The derivation employs the small adiabaticity parameter rho/L sub 0 where rho is the Larmor radius and L sub 0 the equilibrium scale length. The effects of the plasma and magnetic field inhomogeneities and finite Larmor-radii effects are also contained. (ERA citation 08:056711)