Simulation of magnetic holes formation in the magnetosheath

Ahmadi, Narges; Germaschewski, Kai; Raeder, Joachim

doi:10.1063/1.5003017

Title: Simulation of magnetic holes formation in the magnetosheath

Journal Article · Tue Dec 26 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5003017· OSTI ID:1514861

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Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States). Lab. for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (United States). Dept. of Physics and Space Science Center

Magnetic holes have been frequently observed in the Earth's magnetosheath and are believed to be the consequence of the nonlinear evolution of the mirror instability. Mirror mode perturbations mainly form as magnetic holes in regions where the plasma is marginally mirror stable with respect to the linear instability criterion. We present an expanding box particle-in-cell simulation to mimic the changing conditions in the magnetosheath as the plasma is convected through it that produces mirror mode magnetic holes. We show that in the initial nonlinear evolution, where the plasma conditions are mirror unstable, the magnetic peaks are dominant, while later, as the plasma relaxes toward marginal stability, the fluctuations evolve into deep magnetic holes. Finally, while the averaged plasma parameters in the simulation remain close to the mirror instability threshold, the local plasma in the magnetic holes is highly unstable to mirror instability and locally mirror stable in the magnetic peaks.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0006670; PHYS-1229408; TG-MCA98N022

OSTI ID:: 1514861

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1414881

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 24, Issue 12; ISSN 1070-664X

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

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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