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Merging for Particle-Mesh Complex Particle Kinetic Modeling of the Multiple Plasma BeamsWe suggest a merging procedure for the Particle-Mesh Complex Particle Kinetic (PMCPK) method in case of inter-penetrating flow (multiple plasma beams). We examine the standard particle-in-cell (PIC) and the PMCPK methods in the case of particle acceleration by shock surfing for a wide range of the control numerical parameters. The plasma dynamics is described by a hybrid (particle-ion-fluid-electron) model. Note that one may need a mesh if modeling with the computation of an electromagnetic field. Our calculations use specified, time-independent electromagnetic fields for the shock, rather than self-consistently generated fields. While a particle-mesh method is a well-verified approach, the CPK method seems to be a good approach for multiscale modeling that includes multiple regions with various particle/fluid plasma behavior. However, the CPK method is still in need of a verification for studying the basic plasma phenomena: particle heating and acceleration by collisionless shocks, magnetic field reconnection, beam dynamics, etc.
Document ID
20120013779
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Lipatov, Alexander S.
(Maryland Univ. Baltimore County Baltimore, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 26, 2013
Publication Date
December 27, 2011
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Computational Physics
Volume: 231
Issue: 8
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.JA.6566.2012
Distribution Limits
Public
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