Fully kinetic simulations of strong steady-state collisional planar plasma shocks
Abstract
We report on simulations of strong, steady-state collisional planar plasma shocks with fully kinetic ions and electrons, independently confirmed by two fully kinetic codes (an Eulerian continuum and a Lagrangian particle-in-cell). While kinetic electrons do not fundamentally change the shock structure as compared with fluid electrons, we find an appreciable rearrangement of the preheat layer, associated with nonlocal electron heat transport effects. The electron heat-flux profile qualitatively agrees between kinetic- and fluid-electron models, suggesting a certain level of “stiffness,” though substantial nonlocality is observed in the kinetic heat flux. We also find good agreement with nonlocal electron heat-flux closures proposed in the literature. Finally, in contrast to the classical hydrodynamic picture, we find a significant collapse in the “precursor” electric-field shock at the preheat layer leading edge, which correlates with the electron-temperature gradient relaxation.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1834533
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-21-25938
Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0045; TRN: US2300179
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review. E
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 104; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0045
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Anderson, Steven Edward, Chacon, Luis, Taitano, William T., Simakov, Andrei N., and Keenan, Brett D. Fully kinetic simulations of strong steady-state collisional planar plasma shocks. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1103/physreve.104.055205.
Anderson, Steven Edward, Chacon, Luis, Taitano, William T., Simakov, Andrei N., & Keenan, Brett D. Fully kinetic simulations of strong steady-state collisional planar plasma shocks. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.104.055205
Anderson, Steven Edward, Chacon, Luis, Taitano, William T., Simakov, Andrei N., and Keenan, Brett D. Tue .
"Fully kinetic simulations of strong steady-state collisional planar plasma shocks". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.104.055205. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1834533.
@article{osti_1834533,
title = {Fully kinetic simulations of strong steady-state collisional planar plasma shocks},
author = {Anderson, Steven Edward and Chacon, Luis and Taitano, William T. and Simakov, Andrei N. and Keenan, Brett D.},
abstractNote = {We report on simulations of strong, steady-state collisional planar plasma shocks with fully kinetic ions and electrons, independently confirmed by two fully kinetic codes (an Eulerian continuum and a Lagrangian particle-in-cell). While kinetic electrons do not fundamentally change the shock structure as compared with fluid electrons, we find an appreciable rearrangement of the preheat layer, associated with nonlocal electron heat transport effects. The electron heat-flux profile qualitatively agrees between kinetic- and fluid-electron models, suggesting a certain level of “stiffness,” though substantial nonlocality is observed in the kinetic heat flux. We also find good agreement with nonlocal electron heat-flux closures proposed in the literature. Finally, in contrast to the classical hydrodynamic picture, we find a significant collapse in the “precursor” electric-field shock at the preheat layer leading edge, which correlates with the electron-temperature gradient relaxation.},
doi = {10.1103/physreve.104.055205},
journal = {Physical Review. E},
number = 5,
volume = 104,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Tue Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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