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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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dc.contributor.authorNeukirch, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorWilson, F.
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, M. G.
dc.date.accessioned2012-09-24T11:31:02Z
dc.date.available2012-09-24T11:31:02Z
dc.date.issued2009-12
dc.identifier.citationNeukirch , 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/10.1063/1.3268771en
dc.identifier.issn1070-664X
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dc.identifier.otherScopus: 73849117453
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-7597-4980/work/34032295
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10023/3153
dc.description.abstractA 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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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPhysics of Plasmasen
dc.rightsCopyright (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/10.1063/1.3268771en
dc.subjectMaxwell equationsen
dc.subjectPlasma instabilityen
dc.subjectPlasma magnetohydrodynamicsen
dc.subjectPlasma simulationen
dc.subjectVlasov equationen
dc.subjectMagnetic-fielden
dc.subjectPlasmaen
dc.subjectQC Physicsen
dc.subject.lccQCen
dc.titleA detailed investigation of the properties of a Vlasov-Maxwell equilibrium for the force-free Harris sheeten
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.description.versionPostprinten
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews.School of Mathematics and Statisticsen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1063/1.3268771
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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