Title :
Electron diffusion in stochastic field
Author :
Hirose, A. ; Edler, K.
Author_Institution :
Plasma Phys. Lab., Saskatchewan Univ., Saskatoon, Sask., Canada
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. Long-time behavior of velocity space diffusion of electrons in well randomized Langmuir turbulence has been studied numerically. The subdiffusion previously identified appears to be a transient phenomenon and in the present investigation with extended computation time, well behaved diffusive phase emerges. The asymptotic diffusivity is proportional to the square root of rms field amplitude. Kurtosis parameter becomes small in the diffusive phase indicating onset of Gaussian statistics.
Keywords :
Gaussian distribution; plasma transport processes; plasma turbulence; stochastic processes; Gaussian statistics; asymptotic diffusivity; electron diffusion; kurtosis parameter; long-time behavior; particle diffusion; randomized Langmuir turbulence; stochastic field; subdiffusion; time evolution velocity variance; velocity space diffusion; Electrons; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Numerical simulation; Physics; Resonance; Statistics; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2002. ICOPS 2002. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. The 29th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Banff, Alberta, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7407-X
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2002.1030503