Discrete particle noise in particle-in-cell simulations of plasma microturbulence

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1-16

  Nevins, W M ^a   Hammett, G W ^b   Dimits, A M ^a   Dorland, W ^c   Shumaker, D E ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE GRADIENT (ETG); PARTICLE NOISE; PARTICLE-IN-CELL (PIC) CODE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; TURBULENCE;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 29544450944     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2118729     Document Type: Article

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