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On Energy and Momentum Conservation in Particle-in-Cell Simulation
J. U. Brackbill
Particle-in-cell (PIC) plasma simulations are a productive and valued tool for the study of nonlinear plasma phenomena, yet there are basic questions about the simulation methods t…
Influence of the Lower Hybrid Drift Instability on the onset of Magnetic Reconnection
Paolo Ricci, J. U. Brackbill, W. Daughton +1
Two-dimensional and three-dimensional kinetic simulation results reveal the importance of the Lower-Hybrid Drift Instability LHDI to the onset of magnetic reconnection. Both explic…
Plasma sheet structure in the magnetotail: kinetic simulation and comparison with satellite observations
Paolo Ricci, Giovanni Lapenta, J. U. Brackbill
We use the results of a three-dimensional kinetic simulation of an Harris current sheet to propose an explanation and to reproduce the ISEE-1/2, Geotail, and Cluster observations o…
Electron acceleration and heating in collisionless magnetic reconnection
Paolo Ricci, Giovanni Lapenta, J. U. Brackbill
We discuss electron acceleration and heating during collisionless magnetic reconnection by using the results of implicit kinetic simulations of Harris current sheets. We consider a…
Kinetic simulations of collisionless magnetic reconnection in presence of a guide field
P. Ricci, J. U. Brackbill, W. Daughton +1
The results of kinetic simulations of magnetic reconnection in Harris current sheets are analyzed. A range of guide fields is considered to study reconnection in plasmas characteri…