A Computational Model for Ion and Electron Energization during Macroscale Magnetic Reconnection

Abstract

A set of equations are developed that extend the macroscale magnetic reconnection simulation model kglobal to include particle ions. The extension from earlier versions of kglobal, which included only particle electrons, requires the inclusion of the inertia of particle ions in the fluid momentum equation, which was not required in the electron-only model. The new equations will facilitate the exploration of the simultaneous non-thermal energization of ions and electrons during magnetic reconnection in macroscale systems. Numerical tests of the propagation of Alfvén waves in a plasma with anisotropic electron and ion pressure are presented to benchmark the new model.

10 pages, 2 figures

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