Visualization of Magnetic Field Penetration in Multicomponent Plasma

被引:5
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作者
Richardson, Andrew S. [1 ]
Angus, Justin R. [1 ]
Swanekamp, Stephen B. [1 ]
Ottinger, Paul F.
Schumer, Joseph W. [1 ]
机构
[1] Naval Res Lab, Div Plasma Phys, Washington, DC 20375 USA
关键词
Magnetic fields; plasma simulation; plasmas;
D O I
10.1109/TPS.2014.2331179
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Magnetic pushing of plasmas is an important fundamental phenomena in plasma physics. In the presence of strong plasma-density gradients, Hall-magnetohydrodynamics forces can lead to penetration of the magnetic field into the plasma. For multicomponent plasmas, simulations show that the magnetic field can penetrate the heavy-ion component of the plasma while simultaneously pushing the light ions. Images are presented of the simulated plasma densities showing the resulting species separation.
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页码:2552 / 2553
页数:2
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