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Charged particle dynamics in turbulent current sheet
We study dynamics of charged particle in current sheets with magnetic fluctuations. We use the adiabatic theory to describe the nonperturbed charged particle motion and show that magnetic field fluctuations destroy the adiabatic invariant. We demonstrate that the evolution of particle adiabatic inva...
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| author | A.V. Artemyev D.L. Vainchtein Anatoly Neishtadt L.M. Zelenyi |
| author_facet | A.V. Artemyev D.L. Vainchtein Anatoly Neishtadt L.M. Zelenyi |
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| description | We study dynamics of charged particle in current sheets with magnetic fluctuations. We use the adiabatic theory to describe the nonperturbed charged particle motion and show that magnetic field fluctuations destroy the adiabatic invariant. We demonstrate that the evolution of particle adiabatic invariant's distribution is described by a diffusion equation and derive analytical estimates of the rate of adiabatic invariant's diffusion. This rate is proportional to power density of magnetic field fluctuations. We compare analytical estimates with numerical simulations. We show that adiabatic invariant diffusion results in transient particles trapping in the current sheet. For magnetic field fluctuation amplitude few times larger than a normal magnetic field component, more than 50% of transient particles become trapped. We discuss the possible consequences of destruction of adiabaticity of the charged particle motion on the state of the current sheets. |
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| spelling | rr-article-93884872016-01-01T00:00:00Z Charged particle dynamics in turbulent current sheet A.V. Artemyev (7159820) D.L. Vainchtein (7162166) Anatoly Neishtadt (1258773) L.M. Zelenyi (7161554) Other mathematical sciences not elsewhere classified untagged Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified We study dynamics of charged particle in current sheets with magnetic fluctuations. We use the adiabatic theory to describe the nonperturbed charged particle motion and show that magnetic field fluctuations destroy the adiabatic invariant. We demonstrate that the evolution of particle adiabatic invariant's distribution is described by a diffusion equation and derive analytical estimates of the rate of adiabatic invariant's diffusion. This rate is proportional to power density of magnetic field fluctuations. We compare analytical estimates with numerical simulations. We show that adiabatic invariant diffusion results in transient particles trapping in the current sheet. For magnetic field fluctuation amplitude few times larger than a normal magnetic field component, more than 50% of transient particles become trapped. We discuss the possible consequences of destruction of adiabaticity of the charged particle motion on the state of the current sheets. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/21633 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Charged_particle_dynamics_in_turbulent_current_sheet/9388487 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Other mathematical sciences not elsewhere classified untagged Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified A.V. Artemyev D.L. Vainchtein Anatoly Neishtadt L.M. Zelenyi Charged particle dynamics in turbulent current sheet |
| title | Charged particle dynamics in turbulent current sheet |
| title_full | Charged particle dynamics in turbulent current sheet |
| title_fullStr | Charged particle dynamics in turbulent current sheet |
| title_full_unstemmed | Charged particle dynamics in turbulent current sheet |
| title_short | Charged particle dynamics in turbulent current sheet |
| title_sort | charged particle dynamics in turbulent current sheet |
| topic | Other mathematical sciences not elsewhere classified untagged Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/21633 |