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Plasma Model for Energy Transformation Mechanism of Non-Thermal Microwave Effect

Jun FUKUSHIMA¹⁾, Motoyasu SATO²⁾ and Hiroaki NAKAMURA^1,2)

1)

Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan

2)

National Institute for Fusion Science, 322-6 Oroshi-cho, Toki, Gifu 509-5292, Japan

(Received 13 December 2011 / Accepted 20 December 2011 / Published 24 February 2012)

Abstract

Microwaves generate ordered motion in material structures. Microwaves can transfer energy while maintaining coherency; this is the origin of the microwave effect. We suggest that the non-thermal energy path during microwave heating really exists and that a plasma model can explain the non-thermal enhanced-reduction in microwave heating.

Copyright (c) 2012 The Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research

Keywords

microwave effect, non-thermal reduction, Landau damping, coherent phonon

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.7.1206012

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This paper may be cited as follows:

Jun FUKUSHIMA, Motoyasu SATO and Hiroaki NAKAMURA, Plasma Fusion Res. 7, 1206012 (2012).