Published December 1989
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Journal article
Particle-in-cell simulations of stochastic electron acceleration
Creators
- 1. Earth and Space Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (USA)
- 2. Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024 (USA)
Description
The results of a series of particle-in-cell simulations of stochastic wave--particle interaction are presented. The threshold for stochasticity was confirmed. The simulations demonstrate that in a strong magnetic field plasma waves with quiver velocities much less than the speed of light but above a certain threshold can stochastically accelerate electrons to energies far greater than 1 MeV. Moreover, self-consistency effects drive return currents and produce energetic runaway electrons that violate an invariant of motion
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Fluids B
- Journal Volume
- 1
- Journal Issue
- 12
- Series
- Phys. Fluids B.
- Journal Page Range
- 2530-2532
- ISSN
- 0899-8221
- CODEN
- PFBPE
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 21029461
- Subject category
- S30: DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCELERATION; ELECTRONS; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MEV RANGE 01-10; PLASMA WAVES; RELATIVISTIC PLASMA; RUNAWAY ELECTRONS; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; THRESHOLD ENERGY; VELOCITY; WAVE PROPAGATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MEV RANGE; PLASMA