An oscillating Langevin antenna for driving plasma turbulence simulations

DOI10.1016/J.CPC.2013.10.022MaRDI QIDQ339809zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors J. M. TenBarge, Gregory G. Howes, William Dorland, G. W. Hammett

Publication date 11 November 2016

Published in Computer Physics Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1305.2212

zbMATH Keywords

Langevinplasmanumerical methodsturbulence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical mechanics of plasmas (82D10) Direct numerical and large eddy simulation of turbulence (76F65) Ionized gas flow in electromagnetic fields; plasmic flow (76X05)

Abstract: A unique method of driving Alfvenic turbulence via an oscillating Langevin antenna is presented. This method of driving is motivated by a desire to inject energy into a finite domain numerical simulation in a manner that models the nonlinear transfer of energy from fluctuations in the turbulent cascade at scales larger than the simulation domain.. The oscillating Langevin antenna is shown to capture the essential features of the larger scale turbulence and efficiently couple to the plasma, generating steady-state turbulence within one characteristic turnaround time. The antenna is also sufficiently flexible to explore both strong and weak regimes of Alfvenic plasma turbulence.

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