Fully self-consistent 3D modeling of spherical Mach-probes in ExB fields

We carry out 3D particle-in-cell simulations accounting for the full ion distribution function, Boltzmann electrons, and the self-consistent potential profiles in the neighborhood of a sphere in a flowing magnetized plasma. This can be considered as the "spherical Mach-probe" problem, esta...

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Main Authors: Hutchinson, Ian H. (Contributor), Patacchini, Leonardo (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: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2010-12-03T15:14:49Z.
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