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A detailed investigation of the properties of a Vlasov-Maxwell equilibrium for the force-free Harris sheet

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Date
12/2009
Author
Neukirch, Thomas
Wilson, F.
Harrison, M. G.
Keywords
Maxwell equations
Plasma instability
Plasma magnetohydrodynamics
Plasma simulation
Vlasov equation
Magnetic-field
Plasma
QC Physics
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Abstract
A detailed discussion is presented of the Vlasov-Maxwell equilibrium for the force-free Harris sheet recently found by Harrison and Neukirch [Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 135003 (2009)]. The derivation of the distribution function and a discussion of its general properties and their dependence on the distribution function parameters will be given. In particular, the distribution function can be single-peaked or multipeaked in two of the velocity components, with possible implications for stability. The dependence of the shape of the distribution function on the values of its parameters will be investigated and the relation to macroscopic quantities such as the current sheet thickness will be discussed.
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Neukirch , T , Wilson , F & Harrison , M G 2009 , ' A detailed investigation of the properties of a Vlasov-Maxwell equilibrium for the force-free Harris sheet ' , Physics of Plasmas , vol. 16 , no. 12 , 122102 . https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3268771
Publication
Physics of Plasmas
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3268771
ISSN
1070-664X
Type
Journal article
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Copyright (2009) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The published article may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3268771
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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/3153

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