Conventional δf -particle simulations of electromagnetic perturbations with finite elements

The possibility of electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulations with a conventional δf approach is shown in slab geometry using finite elements. Both the ion-temperature-gradient driven mode and the shear Alfvén wave are reproduced and benchmarked with the analytical linear dispersion relation. Part...

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Published in:Physics of plasmas 2004-12, Vol.11 (12), p.5480-5486
Main Authors: Mishchenko, Alexey, Hatzky, Roman, Könies, Axel
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The possibility of electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulations with a conventional δf approach is shown in slab geometry using finite elements. Both the ion-temperature-gradient driven mode and the shear Alfvén wave are reproduced and benchmarked with the analytical linear dispersion relation. Particularly, the Alfvén wave is simulated successfully at the limit k ⊥ →0 .
ISSN:1070-664X
1089-7674
DOI:10.1063/1.1812275