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Title: Dynamics and microinstabilities at perpendicular collisionless shock: A comparison of large-scale two-dimensional full particle simulations with different ion to electron mass ratio

Abstract

Large-scale two-dimensional (2D) full particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations are carried out for studying the relationship between the dynamics of a perpendicular shock and microinstabilities generated at the shock foot. The structure and dynamics of collisionless shocks are generally determined by Alfven Mach number and plasma beta, while microinstabilities at the shock foot are controlled by the ratio of the upstream bulk velocity to the electron thermal velocity and the ratio of the plasma-to-cyclotron frequency. With a fixed Alfven Mach number and plasma beta, the ratio of the upstream bulk velocity to the electron thermal velocity is given as a function of the ion-to-electron mass ratio. The present 2D full PIC simulations with a relatively low Alfven Mach number (M{sub A} ∼ 6) show that the modified two-stream instability is dominant with higher ion-to-electron mass ratios. It is also confirmed that waves propagating downstream are more enhanced at the shock foot near the shock ramp as the mass ratio becomes higher. The result suggests that these waves play a role in the modification of the dynamics of collisionless shocks through the interaction with shock front ripples.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601 (Japan)
  2. Earth System Science and Technology, Kyushu University, Kasuga 816-8580 (Japan)
  3. Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara 252-5258 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22252095
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Plasmas
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CYCLOTRON FREQUENCY; ELECTRONS; IONS; MACH NUMBER; MASS; PLASMA; SIMULATION; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TWO-STREAM INSTABILITY

Citation Formats

Umeda, Takayuki, Kidani, Yoshitaka, Matsukiyo, Shuichi, and Yamazaki, Ryo. Dynamics and microinstabilities at perpendicular collisionless shock: A comparison of large-scale two-dimensional full particle simulations with different ion to electron mass ratio. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4863836.
Umeda, Takayuki, Kidani, Yoshitaka, Matsukiyo, Shuichi, & Yamazaki, Ryo. Dynamics and microinstabilities at perpendicular collisionless shock: A comparison of large-scale two-dimensional full particle simulations with different ion to electron mass ratio. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863836
Umeda, Takayuki, Kidani, Yoshitaka, Matsukiyo, Shuichi, and Yamazaki, Ryo. 2014. "Dynamics and microinstabilities at perpendicular collisionless shock: A comparison of large-scale two-dimensional full particle simulations with different ion to electron mass ratio". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863836.
@article{osti_22252095,
title = {Dynamics and microinstabilities at perpendicular collisionless shock: A comparison of large-scale two-dimensional full particle simulations with different ion to electron mass ratio},
author = {Umeda, Takayuki and Kidani, Yoshitaka and Matsukiyo, Shuichi and Yamazaki, Ryo},
abstractNote = {Large-scale two-dimensional (2D) full particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations are carried out for studying the relationship between the dynamics of a perpendicular shock and microinstabilities generated at the shock foot. The structure and dynamics of collisionless shocks are generally determined by Alfven Mach number and plasma beta, while microinstabilities at the shock foot are controlled by the ratio of the upstream bulk velocity to the electron thermal velocity and the ratio of the plasma-to-cyclotron frequency. With a fixed Alfven Mach number and plasma beta, the ratio of the upstream bulk velocity to the electron thermal velocity is given as a function of the ion-to-electron mass ratio. The present 2D full PIC simulations with a relatively low Alfven Mach number (M{sub A} ∼ 6) show that the modified two-stream instability is dominant with higher ion-to-electron mass ratios. It is also confirmed that waves propagating downstream are more enhanced at the shock foot near the shock ramp as the mass ratio becomes higher. The result suggests that these waves play a role in the modification of the dynamics of collisionless shocks through the interaction with shock front ripples.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4863836},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22252095}, journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 2,
volume = 21,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Sat Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}