Title :
Z pinch implosions in the kinetic ion regime
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This report presents Z pinch simulations in the kinetic ion regime done with the 3D version of the MERLIN particle code. Some stabilization is found compared with plasma in the fluid regime. Also several features are shown to be present in the kinetic ion regime which would be washed away by the collisions in the fluid regime. These features would be related to the off diagonal elements of the pressure tensor in an extended fluid like model.
Keywords :
Z pinch; digital simulation; explosions; fusion reactor ignition; plasma kinetic theory; plasma simulation; 3D version; Debye length; MERLIN particle code; Z pinch simulations; extended fluid like model; fluid regime; high density Z pinch implosions; kinetic effects; kinetic ion regime; off diagonal elements; pressure tensor; stabilization; Acceleration; Computational modeling; Electrons; Equations; Fluid dynamics; Kinetic theory; Laboratories; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2000. ICOPS 2000. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 27th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5982-8
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2000.855034
