Nonlinear kinetic simulation study of the ion–ion streaming instability in single- and multi-ion species plasmas
Abstract
The nonlinear evolution of the ion–ion streaming instability (IISI) is studied using numerical techniques novel to this problem that afford direct insight into the evolution of the particle distributions of each species. During the linear phase of the instability, we demonstrate quantitative agreement with linear kinetic theory. Subsequently, the electrostatic field generated by the IISI causes ring-like velocity distributions of ions to form that are both heated and slowed to varying degrees relative to their initial flows. Due to variation in the trapping conditions for ion species of differing charge-to-mass ratio, when flows of multiple species interact, the nonlinear evolution of each species can be starkly different: we show a case where a lighter ion species is completely stopped by a heavier ion species via the IISI alone (i.e., without collisions) and, for the first time, demonstrate how the IISI can introduce a relative flow between ion species that initially have the same flow velocities, thereby separating them.
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- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States)
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (Switzerland)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1783796
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1763845
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003842; SC0019010; AC52–07NA27344; AC52-07NA27344
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 28; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; Electrostatics; Particle distributions; Plasma properties and parameters; Kinetic theory; Plasma instabilities; Computer simulation; Supersonic flows
Citation Formats
Chapman, T., Winjum, B. J., Berger, R. L., Dimits, A., Banks, J. W., Brunner, S., Joseph, I., and Ghosh, D. Nonlinear kinetic simulation study of the ion–ion streaming instability in single- and multi-ion species plasmas. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1063/5.0015302.
Chapman, T., Winjum, B. J., Berger, R. L., Dimits, A., Banks, J. W., Brunner, S., Joseph, I., & Ghosh, D. Nonlinear kinetic simulation study of the ion–ion streaming instability in single- and multi-ion species plasmas. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0015302
Chapman, T., Winjum, B. J., Berger, R. L., Dimits, A., Banks, J. W., Brunner, S., Joseph, I., and Ghosh, D. Mon .
"Nonlinear kinetic simulation study of the ion–ion streaming instability in single- and multi-ion species plasmas". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0015302. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1783796.
@article{osti_1783796,
title = {Nonlinear kinetic simulation study of the ion–ion streaming instability in single- and multi-ion species plasmas},
author = {Chapman, T. and Winjum, B. J. and Berger, R. L. and Dimits, A. and Banks, J. W. and Brunner, S. and Joseph, I. and Ghosh, D.},
abstractNote = {The nonlinear evolution of the ion–ion streaming instability (IISI) is studied using numerical techniques novel to this problem that afford direct insight into the evolution of the particle distributions of each species. During the linear phase of the instability, we demonstrate quantitative agreement with linear kinetic theory. Subsequently, the electrostatic field generated by the IISI causes ring-like velocity distributions of ions to form that are both heated and slowed to varying degrees relative to their initial flows. Due to variation in the trapping conditions for ion species of differing charge-to-mass ratio, when flows of multiple species interact, the nonlinear evolution of each species can be starkly different: we show a case where a lighter ion species is completely stopped by a heavier ion species via the IISI alone (i.e., without collisions) and, for the first time, demonstrate how the IISI can introduce a relative flow between ion species that initially have the same flow velocities, thereby separating them.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0015302},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 2,
volume = 28,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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