Current drive by an HF electromagnetic wave in a magnetized plasma

The problem of current drive by an HF wave is analyzed in a one-particle model of a magnetized plasma. A general expression for the current drive is derived by an averaging method in the nonrelativistic case, in second order in the expansion parameter. The presence of a constant and strong magnetic field, the presence of a constant electric field, and the dynamic friction effect are all taken into account. For a monochromatic wave with an amplitude which varies slowly in time and space, expressions for the current drive are derived in closed form. The mechanism for the current drive is analyzed.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 3, pp. 87–91, March, 1989.