Ion versus Electron Heating in Compressively Driven Astrophysical Gyrokinetic Turbulence
Y. Kawazura, A. A. Schekochihin, M. Barnes, J. M. TenBarge, Y. Tong, K. G. Klein, W. Dorland
Abstract
New simulations of plasma turbulence reveal conditions under which ions or electrons in the plasma are preferentially heated, which can inform studies of the solar wind and astrophysical accretion disks.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsTurbulenceIonPlasmaElectronSolar windAccretion (finance)Atomic physicsComputational physicsElectron temperatureAccretion discAstrophysical plasmaAstrophysicsPlasma instabilityWork (physics)GyrokineticsThermalPlasma diagnosticsIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamicsSolar and Space Plasma DynamicsMagnetic confinement fusion research