Highlight from kinetic plasma simulation on Badger. IC Project: w18_reconkinetics [Slides]
A 2D fully kinetic VPIC simulation with parameters carefully selected to match a NASA MMS mission reconnection site observation revealed a signature of the Inner Electron Diffusion Region. Plots show terms in the generalized Ohm’s Law, inferred trajectory of the MMS spacecraft, and the Inner EDR characterized by a strong electron pressure tensor divergence.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- OSTI ID:
- 1581573
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-20-20122; TRN: US2102467
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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