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Auteurs principaux: Hu, Zitao, Bai, Xue-Ning, Sun, Xiaochen
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Publié: 2025
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15156
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author Hu, Zitao
Bai, Xue-Ning
Sun, Xiaochen
author_facet Hu, Zitao
Bai, Xue-Ning
Sun, Xiaochen
contents We present the formulation, algorithm and numerical tests of the magnetohydrodynamic-particle-in-cell (MHD-PIC) method with particles treated under the guiding center approximation, which we term the MHD-gPIC method, and it is implemented in the Athena++ MHD code. The new MHD-gPIC model consists of thermal (cold) fluid and high-energy particles whose dynamics are integrated through guiding center equations including drift motion, with carefully evaluated source terms as particle backreaction. The code is validated with a series of tests, and it is expected to be primarily applicable to study particle acceleration and transport in systems where gyro-resonance is considered insignificant. We also present preliminary studies of particle acceleration during non-relativistic magnetic reconnection.
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spellingShingle Magnetohydrodynamic-guiding-center-particle-in-cell Method for Multiscale Plasma Kinetic Simulations
Hu, Zitao
Bai, Xue-Ning
Sun, Xiaochen
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Plasma Physics
We present the formulation, algorithm and numerical tests of the magnetohydrodynamic-particle-in-cell (MHD-PIC) method with particles treated under the guiding center approximation, which we term the MHD-gPIC method, and it is implemented in the Athena++ MHD code. The new MHD-gPIC model consists of thermal (cold) fluid and high-energy particles whose dynamics are integrated through guiding center equations including drift motion, with carefully evaluated source terms as particle backreaction. The code is validated with a series of tests, and it is expected to be primarily applicable to study particle acceleration and transport in systems where gyro-resonance is considered insignificant. We also present preliminary studies of particle acceleration during non-relativistic magnetic reconnection.
title Magnetohydrodynamic-guiding-center-particle-in-cell Method for Multiscale Plasma Kinetic Simulations
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15156