Simulations of a kinetic plasma instability in streamers of transient luminous events

• Autorzy: Jujeczko P. , Błecki J. , Mizerski K. A.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24423/aom.4515

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We have supplemented the Particle-In-Cell code SMILEI with the module for collisions between charged and neutral particles. The code has been evaluated and used for the examination of the nonlinear stability and dynamics of plasma in conditions of Transient Luminous Events. The linear kinetic dissipative filamentation instability of current-carrying weakly-ionized plasma, identified in J. Błecki and K. Mizerski [Archives of Mechanics, 70, 535–550, 2018], was simulated. This instability did not occur in our simulations due to an early onset of nonlinear effects. This means that the time scales of the development of nonlinear effects are much shorter than the time scale of the linear dissipative instability.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

particle-in-cell; plasma kinetic theory; filamentation; instability; electric discharge; transient luminous event; sprite

• Wydawca: Instytut Podstawowych Problemów Techniki PAN
• Czasopismo: Archives of Mechanics
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 76, nr 6
• Strony: 563--578
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Jujeczko P.

• Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN), Bartycka 18A, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland
• Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Dewajtis 5, 01-815 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Błecki J.

• Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN), Bartycka 18A, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland
• Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences (CBK PAN), Bartycka 18A, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Mizerski K. A.

• Department of Magnetism, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Ksiecia Janusza 64, 01-452 Warsaw, Poland

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