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20152018
most citedMagnetic null points in kinetic simulations of space plasmas

34 citations · 45 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

physics.plasm-ph2018★ 2 cited

On magnetic reconnection as promising driver for future plasma propulsion systems

Emanuele Cazzola, Davide Curreli, Giovanni Lapenta

This work presents a more detailed analysis of the process of magnetic reconnection as promising ion beam accelerator mechanism with possible applications in laboratory plasmas and…

physics.comp-ph2018

Comparison of Preconditioning Strategies in Energy Conserving Implicit Particle in Cell Methods

Lorenzo Siddi, Emanuele Cazzola, Giovanni Lapenta

This work presents a set of preconditioning strategies able to significantly accelerate the performance of fully implicit energy-conserving Particle-in-Cell methods to a level that…

physics.plasm-ph2016★ 8 cited

On the ions acceleration via collisionless magnetic reconnection in laboratory plasmas

Emanuele Cazzola, Davide Curreli, Stefano Markidis +1

This work presents an analysis of the ion outflow from magnetic reconnection throughout fully kinetic simulations with typical laboratory plasmas values. A symmetric initial config…

physics.space-ph2015★ 34 cited

Magnetic null points in kinetic simulations of space plasmas

Vyacheslav Olshevsky, Jan Deca, Andrey Divin +5

We present a systematic attempt to study magnetic null points and the associated magnetic energy conversion in kinetic Particle-in-Cell simulations of various plasma configurations…

physics.space-ph2015

On the electron dynamics during island coalescence in asymmetric magnetic reconnection

Emanuele Cazzola, Maria Elena Innocenti, Stefano Markidis +3

We present an analysis of the electron dynamics during rapid island merging in asymmetric magnetic reconnection. We consider a doubly periodic system with two asymmetric transition…

physics.ed-ph2015★ 1 cited

Web-based description of the space radiation environment using the Bethe-Bloch model

Emanuele Cazzola, Stijn Calders, Giovanni Lapenta

Space weather is a rapidly growing area not only in scientific and engineering applications but also in physics education and in the interest of the public. We focus especially on…