  The definition of magnetic shuttle is introduced to describe the magnetic
space enclosed by two tandem magnetic mirrors with the same field direction and
high mirror ratio. Helicon plasma immersed in such a magnetic shuttle which can
provide the confinement of charged particles is modeled using an
electromagnetic solver. The perpendicular structure of wave field along this
shuttle is given in terms of stream vector plots, showing significant change
from midplane to ending throats, and the vector field rotates and forms a
circular layer that separating plasma column radially into core and edge
regions near the throats. The influences of driving frequency, plasma density
and field strength on the wave field and power absorption are computed in
detail. It is found that the wave magnitude and power absorption decrease for
increased driving frequency and reduced field strength, and maximize around a
certain level of plasma density. The axial standing-wave feature always exists,
due to the interference between forward and reflected waves from ending
magnetic mirrors, while the radial wave field structure largely stays the same.
Distributions of wave energy density and power absorption density all show
shrinking feature from midplane to ending throats, which is consistent with the
nature of helicon mode that propagating along field lines. Theoretical analysis
based on a simple magnetic shuttle and the governing equation of helicon waves
shows consistency with computed results and previous studies.
