The electron forewake: Shadowing and drift-energization as flowing magnetized plasma encounters an obstacle

Flow of magnetized plasma past an obstacle creates a traditional wake, but also a forewake region arising from shadowing of electrons. The electron forewakes resulting from supersonic flows past insulating and floating-potential obstacles are explored with 2D electrostatic particle-in-cell simulatio...

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Main Authors: Haakonsen, Christian Bernt (Contributor), Hutchinson, Ian Horner (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2016-11-04T21:53:20Z.
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