Full particle simulation of a perpendicular collisionless shock: A shock-rest-frame model
Plasma Physics
2015-06-26 v2 Astrophysics
Space Physics
Abstract
The full kinetic dynamics of a perpendicular collisionless shock is studied by means of a one-dimensional electromagnetic full particle simulation. The present simulation domain is taken in the shock rest frame in contrast to the previous full particle simulations of shocks. Preliminary results show that the downstream state falls into a unique cyclic reformation state for a given set of upstream parameters through the self-consistent kinetic processes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0607220,
title = {Full particle simulation of a perpendicular collisionless shock: A shock-rest-frame model},
author = {Takayuki Umeda and Ryo Yamazaki},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0607220},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages, 2 figures, published in "Earth, Planets and Space" (EPS), the paper with full resolution images is http://theo.phys.sci.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~ryo/papers/shock_rest.pdf