Investigation of the collisionless plasmoid instability based on gyrofluid and gyrokinetic integrated approach
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| author | Granier, C. Numata, R. Borgogno, D. Tassi, E. Grasso, D. |
| author_facet | Granier, C. Numata, R. Borgogno, D. Tassi, E. Grasso, D. |
| contents | In this work, the development of two-dimensional current sheets with respect to tearing-modes, in collisionless plasmas with a strong guide field, is analysed. During their non-linear evolution, these thin current sheets can become unstable to the formation of plasmoids, which allows the magnetic reconnection process to reach high reconnection rates. We carry out a detailed study of the impact of a finite $β_e$, which also implies finite electron Larmor radius effects, on the collisionless plasmoid instability. This study is conducted through a comparison of gyrofluid and gyrokinetic simulations. The comparison shows in general a good capability of the gyrofluid models in predicting the plasmoid instability observed with gyrokinetic simulations. We show that the effects of $β_e$ promotes the plasmoid growth. The impact of the closure applied during the derivation of the gyrofluid model is also studied through the comparison of the energy variation. |
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| publishDate | 2023 |
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| spellingShingle | Investigation of the collisionless plasmoid instability based on gyrofluid and gyrokinetic integrated approach Granier, C. Numata, R. Borgogno, D. Tassi, E. Grasso, D. Plasma Physics In this work, the development of two-dimensional current sheets with respect to tearing-modes, in collisionless plasmas with a strong guide field, is analysed. During their non-linear evolution, these thin current sheets can become unstable to the formation of plasmoids, which allows the magnetic reconnection process to reach high reconnection rates. We carry out a detailed study of the impact of a finite $β_e$, which also implies finite electron Larmor radius effects, on the collisionless plasmoid instability. This study is conducted through a comparison of gyrofluid and gyrokinetic simulations. The comparison shows in general a good capability of the gyrofluid models in predicting the plasmoid instability observed with gyrokinetic simulations. We show that the effects of $β_e$ promotes the plasmoid growth. The impact of the closure applied during the derivation of the gyrofluid model is also studied through the comparison of the energy variation. |
| title | Investigation of the collisionless plasmoid instability based on gyrofluid and gyrokinetic integrated approach |
| topic | Plasma Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.03073 |