Hybrid simulations of a parallel collisionless shock in the large plasma device

Weidl, Martin S.; Winske, Dan; Jenko, Frank; Niemann, Chris

doi:10.1063/1.4971231

Title: Hybrid simulations of a parallel collisionless shock in the large plasma device

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4971231· OSTI ID:1417164

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Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

We present two-dimensional hybrid kinetic/magnetohydrodynamic simulations of planned laser-ablation experiments in the Large Plasma Device (LAPD). Our results, based on parameters which have been validated in previous experiments, show that a parallel collisionless shock can begin forming within the available space. Carbon-debris ions that stream along the magnetic- eld direction with a blow-o speed of four times the Alfv en velocity excite strong magnetic uctuations, eventually transfering part of their kinetic energy to the surrounding hydrogen ions. This acceleration and compression of the background plasma creates a shock front, which satis es the Rankine{Hugoniot conditions and can therefore propagate on its own. Furthermore, we analyze the upstream turbulence and show that it is dominated by the right-hand resonant instability.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396; NA0001995; SC0006583:0003

OSTI ID:: 1417164

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1334352

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-17-28008; PHPAEN; TRN: US1800996

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 12; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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