Dynamics of coherent structures in a Penning-Malmberg trap with 2D Vlasov simulations

Journal Article · Fri Dec 10 04:00:00 EST 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1302112· OSTI ID:21210344

Rome, M; Pozzoli, R ^[1]; Pegoraro, F; Califano, F ^[2]; Mangeney, A ^[3]

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1. INFM U.d.R. Milano and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Milano, Milano (Italy)
2. INFM Sez. A U.d.R. Pisa and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Pisa, Pisa (Italy)
3. Department de Recherche Spatiale, Observatoire de Paris-Meudon (France)

Preliminary results on the drift dynamics of electrons in a Penning-Malmberg trap, obtained by means of a two-dimensional electrostatic fluid code, are presented. The code solves the continuity equation for the electron density in the guiding center approximation, coupled to the Poisson equation for the electrostatic potential. The drift velocity is simply due to the ExB-drift.

• OSTI ID: 21210344
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 498; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONTINUITY EQUATIONS
DRIFT INSTABILITY
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
ELECTRON DENSITY
ELECTRON DRIFT
ELECTRONS
GUIDING-CENTER APPROXIMATION
PLASMA SIMULATION
POISSON EQUATION
TRAPS
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS