Dual Phase-space Cascades in 3D Hybrid-Vlasov–Maxwell Turbulence
Abstract
To explain energy dissipation via turbulence in collisionless, magnetized plasmas, the existence of a dual real- and velocity-space cascade of ion-entropy fluctuations below the ion gyroradius has been proposed. Such a dual cascade, predicted by the gyrokinetic theory, has previously been observed in gyrokinetic simulations of two-dimensional, electrostatic turbulence. For the first time we show evidence for a dual phase-space cascade of ion-entropy fluctuations in a three-dimensional simulation of hybrid-kinetic, electromagnetic turbulence. Some of the scalings observed in the energy spectra are consistent with a generalized theory for the cascade that accounts for the spectral anisotropy of critically balanced, intermittent, sub-ion-Larmor-scale fluctuations. Also, the observed velocity-space cascade is anisotropic with respect to the magnetic-field direction, with linear phase mixing along magnetic-field lines proceeding mainly at spatial scales above the ion gyroradius and nonlinear phase mixing across magnetic-field lines proceeding at perpendicular scales below the ion gyroradius. Such phase-space anisotropy could be sought in heliospheric and magnetospheric data of solar-wind turbulence and has far-reaching implications for the dissipation of turbulence in weakly collisional astrophysical plasmas.
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[1];
[2];
[3]
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences; Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Univ. of Pisa (Italy). Enrico Fermi Physics Dept.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; CINECA consortium (Italy); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1432940
- Grant/Contract Number:
- HP10BEANCY; NNX16AK09G
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal. Letters (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal. Letters (Online); Journal Volume: 856; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-8213
- Publisher:
- Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; methods: numerical; plasmas; solar wind; turbulence
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Cerri, S. S., Kunz, M. W., and Califano, F. Dual Phase-space Cascades in 3D Hybrid-Vlasov–Maxwell Turbulence. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aab557.
Cerri, S. S., Kunz, M. W., & Califano, F. Dual Phase-space Cascades in 3D Hybrid-Vlasov–Maxwell Turbulence. United States. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aab557
Cerri, S. S., Kunz, M. W., and Califano, F. Fri .
"Dual Phase-space Cascades in 3D Hybrid-Vlasov–Maxwell Turbulence". United States. https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aab557. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1432940.
@article{osti_1432940,
title = {Dual Phase-space Cascades in 3D Hybrid-Vlasov–Maxwell Turbulence},
author = {Cerri, S. S. and Kunz, M. W. and Califano, F.},
abstractNote = {To explain energy dissipation via turbulence in collisionless, magnetized plasmas, the existence of a dual real- and velocity-space cascade of ion-entropy fluctuations below the ion gyroradius has been proposed. Such a dual cascade, predicted by the gyrokinetic theory, has previously been observed in gyrokinetic simulations of two-dimensional, electrostatic turbulence. For the first time we show evidence for a dual phase-space cascade of ion-entropy fluctuations in a three-dimensional simulation of hybrid-kinetic, electromagnetic turbulence. Some of the scalings observed in the energy spectra are consistent with a generalized theory for the cascade that accounts for the spectral anisotropy of critically balanced, intermittent, sub-ion-Larmor-scale fluctuations. Also, the observed velocity-space cascade is anisotropic with respect to the magnetic-field direction, with linear phase mixing along magnetic-field lines proceeding mainly at spatial scales above the ion gyroradius and nonlinear phase mixing across magnetic-field lines proceeding at perpendicular scales below the ion gyroradius. Such phase-space anisotropy could be sought in heliospheric and magnetospheric data of solar-wind turbulence and has far-reaching implications for the dissipation of turbulence in weakly collisional astrophysical plasmas.},
doi = {10.3847/2041-8213/aab557},
journal = {The Astrophysical Journal. Letters (Online)},
number = 1,
volume = 856,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {3}
}
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Figure 1: Energy spectra of the perpendicular electric field EE⊥ (red solid line), the perpendicular magnetic field EB⊥ (blue solid line), the parallel magnetic-field fluctuations EB‖ (light-blue solid line), and the non-thermal entropy fluctuations E$\delta$ε (orange solid line), all versus k⊥. Insets report the same spectra versus k‖. Labelled dashedmore »
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