Vlasov-Poisson simulation study of phase-space hole coalescence in a cylindrically wave-guided plasma

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Main Authors: Lobo, Allen, Sayal, Vinod Kumar
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author Lobo, Allen
Sayal, Vinod Kumar
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Sayal, Vinod Kumar
contents In this work, coalescence of phase-space holes of collision-less, one-dimensional plasmas is studied using kinetic simulation techniques. Phase-space holes are well-known Bernstein-Greene-Kruskal waves known for exhibiting coalescence, are numerically simulated and their coalescence is observed. Relations between the hole speed, potential, phase-space vorticity and phase-space depth are then obtained using the simulation data. This study involves the study of electron phase-space hole coalescence in a cylindrically wave-guided plasma. Using the recently developed phase-space hydrodynamic analogy, it is shown that the coalescence phenomena can be explored in terms of the fluid-analogous vortical nature of the phase-space holes. Coalescence occurs due to the interaction of the phase-space velocity fields associated with these phase-space vortices. Results obtained from the study describes various parametric relations between the coalesced hole characteristics and the characteristics of the colliding holes.
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spellingShingle Vlasov-Poisson simulation study of phase-space hole coalescence in a cylindrically wave-guided plasma
Lobo, Allen
Sayal, Vinod Kumar
Plasma Physics
In this work, coalescence of phase-space holes of collision-less, one-dimensional plasmas is studied using kinetic simulation techniques. Phase-space holes are well-known Bernstein-Greene-Kruskal waves known for exhibiting coalescence, are numerically simulated and their coalescence is observed. Relations between the hole speed, potential, phase-space vorticity and phase-space depth are then obtained using the simulation data. This study involves the study of electron phase-space hole coalescence in a cylindrically wave-guided plasma. Using the recently developed phase-space hydrodynamic analogy, it is shown that the coalescence phenomena can be explored in terms of the fluid-analogous vortical nature of the phase-space holes. Coalescence occurs due to the interaction of the phase-space velocity fields associated with these phase-space vortices. Results obtained from the study describes various parametric relations between the coalesced hole characteristics and the characteristics of the colliding holes.
title Vlasov-Poisson simulation study of phase-space hole coalescence in a cylindrically wave-guided plasma
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.17908