Plasma Theory and Simulation
Abstract
In the last QPR, it was shown that our simulation exhibited strong ion trapping at saturation in the lower-drift-velocity regime with vE less than vti as our model had assumed a constant density and vE drift. The typical total ion momentum (Fig. 1a) and ion kinetic energy (Fig. 1b) are exponentially growing in time in the linear regime. In Fig. 1a, the net ion momentum increases in the negative x direction which is the wave propagation direction. Recall that ions in our model are initially in an electrostatic, steady equilibrium state with the ion diamagnetic drift velocity cancelled by the E x B drift velocity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 31, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA088331
Entities
People
- Charles K. Birdsall
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley