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High-resolution, 2-D hydrodynamical simulations with a large dynamic range are performed to study the turbulent nature of the interstellar medium (ISM) in galactic disks. The simulations are global, where the self-gravity of the ISM,…

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The quasilinear intrinsic parallel flow drive including parallel residual stress, kinetic stress, cross Maxwell stress and parallel turbulent acceleration by electromagnetic ion temperature gradient (ITG) turbulence is calculated…

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We present global 3D MHD simulations of disks of gas and solids, aiming at developing models that can be used to study various scenarios of planet formation and planet-disk interaction in turbulent accretion disks. A second goal is to show…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 W. Lyra , A. Johansen , H. Klahr , N. Piskunov

A simulation study of the magnetic electron drift vortex (MEDV) mode turbulence in a magnetoplasma in the presence of inhomogeneities in the plasma temperature and density, as well as in the external magnetic field, is presented. The study…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Dastgeer Shaikh , B Eliasson , P K Shukla

Isothermal fluid turbulence simulations have been performed in the edge and scrape-off-layer (SOL) of an analytic stellarator configuration with an island divertor, thereby providing numerical insight into edge turbulence in regions around…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-03-28 Brendan Shanahan , David Bold , Ben Dudson

The global and electromagnetic gyrokinetic particle-in-cell code ORB5 is employed to investigate the self-consistent interactions between Alfv\'en modes (AM) and ion temperature gradient (ITG) turbulence in a magnetically confined plasma.…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2019-12-20 A. Biancalani , A. Bottino , A. Di Siena , F. Jenko , P. Lauber , A. Mishchenko , I. Novikau , L. Villard

Understanding the multi-scale neoclassical and turbulence physics in the edge region (pedestal + scrape-off layer) is required in order to reliably predict performance in future fusion devices. We explore turbulent characteristics in the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-09-13 R. M. Churchill , C. S. Chang , S. Ku

This study delves into Microtearing Modes (MTMs) in tokamak plasmas, employing advanced simulations within the BOUT++ framework. The research, centering on collisional MTMs influenced by the time-dependent thermal force, enhances our…

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The competition between turbulent convection and global rotation in planetary and stellar interiors governs the transport of heat and tracers, as well as magnetic-field generation. These objects operate in dynamical regimes ranging from…

The relationship between magnetic reconnection and plasma turbulence is investigated using multipoint in-situ measurements from the Cluster spacecraft within a high-speed reconnection jet in the terrestrial magnetotail. We show explicitly…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-12-23 K. T. Osman , K. H. Kiyani , W. H. Matthaeus , B. Hnat , S. C. Chapman , Yu. V. Khotyaintsev

Optimizing the performance of magnetic confinement fusion devices is critical to achieving an attractive fusion reactor design. Negative triangularity (NT) scenarios have been shown to achieve excellent levels of energy confinement, while…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-04-02 P. Ulbl , A. Stegmeir , D. Told , G. Merlo , K. Zhang , F. Jenko

Turbulence is a prevalent phenomenon in the interstellar medium, and in particular, the environment at the centers of galaxies. For example, detailed observations of the Milky Way's Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) revealed that it has a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-05-07 Jesus M. Salas , Mark R. Morris , Smadar Naoz

BOUT++ turbulence simulations are conducted for a 60s steady-state long pulse high \{beta}p EAST grassy ELM discharge. BOUT++ linear simulations show that the unstable mode spectrum covers a range of toroidal mode numbers from low-n…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2022-08-24 Nami Li , X. Q. Xu , N. Yan , Y. F. Wang , J. Y. Zhang , J. P. Qian , J. Z. Sun , D. Z. Wang

Turbulence is ubiquitous in astrophysical fluids such as the interstellar medium (ISM) and the intracluster medium (ICM). In turbulence studies, it is customary to assume that fluid is driven on a single scale. However, in astrophysical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Hyunju Yoo , Jungyeon Cho

By performing global hydrodynamical simulations of accretion discs with driven turbulence models, we demonstrate that elevated levels of turbulence induce highly stochastic migration torques on low-mass companions embedded in these discs.…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-30 Yinhao Wu , Yi-Xian Chen , Douglas N. C. Lin

We demonstrate a significant difference in the angular momentum transport properties of galactic disks between regions in which the interstellar medium is single phase or two phase. Our study is motivated by observations of HI in extended…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-13 C. P. McNally , J. Wadsley , H. M. P. Couchman

We performed numerical simulations of supersonic isothermal turbulence driven by mostly compressive large-scale forcing, using both a static grid and adaptive mesh refinement with an effective resolution N=768^3. After a transient phase…

Multi-wavelength light curves of bright gamma-ray blazars (e.g., 3C 454.3) reveal strong correlations across wavebands, yet striking dissimilarities in the details. This conundrum can be explained if the variable flux and polarization…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2012-01-27 Alan P. Marscher

The linear instability of the electron temperature gradient (ETG) driven modes in the presence of zonal flows is investigated. Random and deterministic $cos$ - like profiles of the zonal flow are considered. It is shown that the presence of…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 V. M. Lashkin , Yu. A. Zaliznyak , A. I. Yakimenko

Magnetorotational instability (MRI) has a potential to generate the vigorous turbulence in protoplanetary disks, although its turbulence strength and accretion stress remains debatable because of the uncertainty of MRI with low ionization…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-15 Shoji Mori , Takayuki Muranushi , Satoshi Okuzumi , Shu-ichiro Inutsuka