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Numerical simulations on ion acoustic double layers

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5297064· OSTI ID:5297064
A comprehensive numerical study of ion acoustic double layers has been performed for both periodic as well as for nonperiodic systems by means of one-dimensional particle simulations. For a nonperiodic system, an external battery and a resistance are used to model the magnetospheric convection potential and the ionospheric Pedersen resistance. It is found that the number of double layers and the associated potential buildup across the system increases with the system length.
Research Organization:
Princeton Univ., NJ (USA). Plasma Physics Lab.
DOE Contract Number:
AM02-76CH03073
OSTI ID:
5297064
Report Number(s):
PPPL-1681
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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