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arXiv 1801.08657astro-ph.HEphysics.plasm-ph
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无碰撞磁转动不稳定性的全动力学大尺度模拟

Fully kinetic large scale simulations of the collisionless Magnetorotational instability

Giannandrea Inchingolo, Thomas Grismayer, Nuno F. Loureiro, Ricardo A. Fonseca, Luis O. Silva

摘要:

本文采用二维粒子模拟方法研究了弱磁化(高$β$)对等离子体中的全动力学无碰撞磁旋转不稳定性。该数值分析的中心结果是在无碰撞MRI的饱和状态中出现自诱导湍流制度,其只能被捕获用于足够大的模拟域。这种湍流状态的发展的基本机制之一是漂移扭结不稳定性(DKI)的电流片的通道模式的非线性演化造成的。DKI的开始只能观察到模拟域大小超过几个线性MRI波长。DKI与随后的磁重联一起,在MRI的非线性演化的后期激活等离子体的湍流运动。在稳定状态下,磁能具有MHD样谱,$kρ<1$的斜率为$k^{-5/3}$,亚拉莫尔标度($kρ>1$)的斜率为$k^{-3}$。我们还研究了无碰撞MRI和相关的磁重联在压力各向异性发展中的作用。我们研究了由于这种压力各向异性的系统的稳定性,观察在MRI的早期阶段的镜像不稳定的发展。我们进一步讨论了磁重联的重要性粒子加速在湍流制度。特别是,与重联研究一致,我们表明,在后期的动能提出了一个特征斜率的$ε^{-2}$在高能量区域。

英文摘要:

We present two-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of the fully kinetic collisionless magnetorotational instability (MRI) in weakly magnetized (high $β$) pair plasma. The central result of this numerical analysis is the emergence of a self-induced turbulent regime in the saturation state of the collisionless MRI, which can only be captured for large enough simulation domains. One of the underlying mechanisms for the development of this turbulent state is the drift-kink instability (DKI) of the current sheets resulting from the nonlinear evolution of the channel modes. The onset of the DKI can only be observed for simulation domain sizes exceeding several linear MRI wavelengths. The DKI, together with ensuing magnetic reconnection, activate the turbulent motion of the plasma in the late stage of the nonlinear evolution of the MRI. At steady state, the magnetic energy has an MHD-like spectrum with a slope of $k^{-5/3}$ for $kρ<1$ and $k^{-3}$ for sub-Larmor scale ($kρ>1$). We also examine the role of the collisionless MRI and associated magnetic reconnection in the development of pressure anisotropy. We study the stability of the system due to this pressure anisotropy, observing the development of mirror instability during the early-stage of the MRI. We further discuss the importance of magnetic reconnection for particle acceleration during the turbulence regime. In particular, consistent with reconnection studies, we show that at late times the kinetic energy presents a characteristic slope of $ε^{-2}$ in the high-energy region.

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