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Quasi-one-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation of magnetic nozzles
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Gallimore, Alec D. Ebersohn, Frans H. Sheehan, J. P. Shebalin, John V. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | A method for the quasi-one-dimensional simulation of magnetic nozzles is presented and simulations of a magnetic nozzle are performed. The effects of the density variation due to plasma expansion and the magnetic field forces on ion acceleration are investigated. Magnetic field forces acting on the electrons are found to be responsible for the formation of potential structures which accelerate ions. The effects of the plasma density variation alone are found to only weakly affect ion acceleration. Strongly diverging magnetic fields drive more rapid potential drops. |
| File Size | 2247245 |
| Page Count | 16 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20160003157 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5hb44j4j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2015-07-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Plasma Physics Simulation One Dimensional Flow Plasmas Physics Particle Motion Ions Computerized Simulation Kinetics Magnetic Nozzles Magnetic Fields Two Dimensional Flow Plasma Density Electrons Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
