A simple procedure for generating a Kappa distribution in PIC simulation
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| author | Zenitani, Seiji |
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| contents | For kinetic modeling of plasma processes in space, a rejection-sampling procedure for generating a Kappa distribution in particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation is proposed. A Pareto distribution is employed as an envelope distribution. The procedure only requires uniform variates, and its acceptance efficiency is $\approx 0.73$--$0.8$. |
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| spellingShingle | A simple procedure for generating a Kappa distribution in PIC simulation Zenitani, Seiji Plasma Physics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Space Physics For kinetic modeling of plasma processes in space, a rejection-sampling procedure for generating a Kappa distribution in particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation is proposed. A Pareto distribution is employed as an envelope distribution. The procedure only requires uniform variates, and its acceptance efficiency is $\approx 0.73$--$0.8$. |
| title | A simple procedure for generating a Kappa distribution in PIC simulation |
| topic | Plasma Physics Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Space Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.04272 |