3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Plasmoid formation via competing lower-hybrid drift and Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities: A hybrid kinetic-gyrokinetic simulation study
S. Thatikonda, F. N. De Oliveira-Lopes, A. Mustonen +3
We investigate the nonlinear formation of plasmoids in 2D low-beta current sheets through the interplay between the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) and the lower-hybrid drift in…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Investigating the Lower Hybrid Drift Instability in Reconnecting Current Sheets Using a Hybrid Kinetic Model (ssV Code)
S. Thatikonda, F. N. De Oliveira-Lopes, A. Mustonen +3
We investigate the nonlinear evolution of the lower hybrid drift instability (LHDI) in reconnecting current sheets using a hybrid kinetic simulation model implemented in the Super…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Verification of a hybrid gyrokinetic model using the advanced semi-Lagrange code ssV
Sreenivasa chary Thatikonda, F. N. De Oliveira-Lopes, A. Mustonen +3
The super simple Vlasov (ssV) code was developed to study instabilities, turbulence, and reconnection in weakly magnetized plasmas, such as the solar wind in the dissipation range…