Modeling Solar Wind Flow with the Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite

Pogorelov, N.V.; Borovikov, S. N.; Bedford, M. C.; Heerikhuisen, J.; Kim, T. K.; Kryukov, I. A.; Zank, G. P.

Title: Modeling Solar Wind Flow with the Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite

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Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite (MS-FLUKSS) is a package of numerical codes capable of performing adaptive mesh refinement simulations of complex plasma flows in the presence of discontinuities and charge exchange between ions and neutral atoms. The flow of the ionized component is described with the ideal MHD equations, while the transport of atoms is governed either by the Boltzmann equation or multiple Euler gas dynamics equations. We have enhanced the code with additional physical treatments for the transport of turbulence and acceleration of pickup ions in the interplanetary space and at the termination shock. In this article, we present the results of our numerical simulation of the solar wind (SW) interaction with the local interstellar medium (LISM) in different time-dependent and stationary formulations. Numerical results are compared with the Ulysses, Voyager, and OMNI observations. Finally, the SW boundary conditions are derived from in-situ spacecraft measurements and remote observations.

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Pogorelov, N.V. ^[1]; Borovikov, S. N. ^[2]; Bedford, M. C. ^[3]; Heerikhuisen, J. ^[1]; Kim, T. K. ^[3]; Kryukov, I. A. ^[4]; Zank, G. P. ^[1]

Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL (United States). Dept. of Physics; Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL (United States). Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research
Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL (United States). Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research
Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL (United States). Dept. of Physics
Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL (United States). Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research; Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), Moscow (Russian Federation). Inst. for Problems in Mechanics

Publication Date:: Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Research Org.:: Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1326042

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0008334; 1144120; SMD-11-2195; OCI07- 25070

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 474; Conference: 7. International Conference on Numerical Modeling of Space Plasma Flows, Big Island, HI (United States), 25-29 Jun 2012; Related Information: ISBN 978-1-58381-832-9; Journal ID: ISSN 1050-3390

Publisher:: Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS

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                    Pogorelov, N.V., Borovikov, S. N., Bedford, M. C., Heerikhuisen, J., Kim, T. K., Kryukov, I. A., and Zank, G. P. Modeling Solar Wind Flow with the Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite.  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Pogorelov, N.V., Borovikov, S. N., Bedford, M. C., Heerikhuisen, J., Kim, T. K., Kryukov, I. A., & Zank, G. P. Modeling Solar Wind Flow with the Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite.  United States.

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                    Pogorelov, N.V., Borovikov, S. N., Bedford, M. C., Heerikhuisen, J., Kim, T. K., Kryukov, I. A., and Zank, G. P. Mon .  
"Modeling Solar Wind Flow with the Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1326042.

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  abstractNote = {Multi-Scale Fluid-Kinetic Simulation Suite (MS-FLUKSS) is a package of numerical codes capable of performing adaptive mesh refinement simulations of complex plasma flows in the presence of discontinuities and charge exchange between ions and neutral atoms. The flow of the ionized component is described with the ideal MHD equations, while the transport of atoms is governed either by the Boltzmann equation or multiple Euler gas dynamics equations. We have enhanced the code with additional physical treatments for the transport of turbulence and acceleration of pickup ions in the interplanetary space and at the termination shock. In this article, we present the results of our numerical simulation of the solar wind (SW) interaction with the local interstellar medium (LISM) in different time-dependent and stationary formulations. Numerical results are compared with the Ulysses, Voyager, and OMNI observations. Finally, the SW boundary conditions are derived from in-situ spacecraft measurements and remote observations.},

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