Particle simulations in magnetospheric plasmas
Abstract
Plasma physics processes occurring in magnetospheric plasmas were studied by means of numerical simulations. This study has included the excitation of instabilities due to electron currents and/or ion beams due to the presence of nonuniform electric fields. The investigations also included the heating and transport of plasma in the presence of particle interactions with excited waves in a collisionless plasma. Extensive numerical simulations were performed along with the development of analytic theories. These simulations allowed assessment of the affect of inherent nonlinear processes on plasma dynamics and to compare the simulation results with the observed data.
- Publication:
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Iowa University Progress Report
- Pub Date:
- March 1989
- Bibcode:
- 1989iowa.reptQ....N
- Keywords:
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- Computerized Simulation;
- Magnetospheres;
- Particle Interactions;
- Plasmas (Physics);
- Electrons;
- Ion Beams;
- Geophysics