2 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
Nonlinear anisotropic equilibrium reconstruction in axisymmetric magnetic mirrors
S. J. Frank, I. Agarwal, J. K. Anderson +17
Magnetic equilibrium reconstruction is a crucial simulation capability for interpreting diagnostic measurements of experimental plasmas. Equilibrium reconstruction has mostly been…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Drift-cyclotron loss-cone instability in 3D simulations of a sloshing-ion simple mirror
Aaron Tran, Samuel J. Frank, Ari Y. Le +11
The kinetic stability of collisionless, sloshing beam-ion (45° pitch angle) plasma is studied in a 3D simple magnetic mirror, mimicking the Wisconsin High-temperature superconduct…