Scaling of spoke rotation frequency within a Penning discharge

Powis, Andrew T.; Carlsson, Johan A.; Kaganovich, Igor D.; Raitses, Yevgeny; Smolyakov, Andrei

doi:10.1063/1.5038733

Title: Scaling of spoke rotation frequency within a Penning discharge

Journal Article · 11 July 2018 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5038733 · OSTI ID:1543871

Powis, Andrew T. ^[1];

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Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Univ. of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK (Canada)

A rotating plasma spoke is shown to develop in two-dimensional full-sized kinetic simulations of a Penning discharge cross-section. Electron cross-field transport within the discharge is highly anomalous and correlates strongly with the spoke phase. Similarity between collisional and collisionless simulations demonstrates that ionization is not necessary for spoke formation. Parameter scans with discharge current I_d, applied magnetic field strength B, and ion mass m_i show that the spoke frequency scales with √eE_rL_n/m_i, where E_r is the radial electric field, L_n is the gradient length scale, and e is the fundamental charge. As a result, this scaling suggests that the spoke may develop as a non-linear phase of the collisionless Simon-Hoh instability.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1543871

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 25; ISSN 1070-664X

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

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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