The Theory And Simulation Of Relaxed Plasmoid Cores

John E Brandenburg; Karna Wahlstrand

doi:10.1117/12.965105

9 May 1988 The Theory And Simulation Of Relaxed Plasmoid Cores

John E Brandenburg, Karna Wahlstrand

Proceedings Volume 0873, Microwave and Particle Beam Sources and Propagation; (1988) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.965105
Event: 1988 Los Angeles Symposium: O-E/LASE '88, 1988, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

The initial phase of research into plasmoids as relaxed, minimum energy states is described. A Lorentz invariant variational approach to finding plasmoid core equilibria has been developed. Three types of equilibria: nonrotating, weakly rotating and axially magnetized have been theoretically identified and verified by simulation using a fully electromagnetic PIC code, MAGIC. A rotational mode resembling that found in galaxies has been found for some plasmoid cores.

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John E Brandenburg and Karna Wahlstrand "The Theory And Simulation Of Relaxed Plasmoid Cores", Proc. SPIE 0873, Microwave and Particle Beam Sources and Propagation, (9 May 1988); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.965105

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