2D radial-azimuthal particle-in-cell benchmark for E × B discharges
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In this paper we propose a representative simulation test-case of E × B discharges accounting for plasma wall interactions with the presence of both the electron cyclotron drift instability and the modified-two-stream-instability. Seven independently developed particle-in-cell (PIC) codes have simulated this benchmark case, with the same specified conditions. The characteristics of the different codes and computing times are given. Results show that both instabilities were captured in a similar fashion and good agreement between the different PIC codes is reported as main plasma parameters were closely related within a 5% interval. The number of macroparticles per cell was also varied and statistical convergence was reached. Detailed outputs are given in the supplementary data, to be used by other similar groups in the perspective of code verification.
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Despite the computational cost of conventional explicit EM PIC, it could still be possible to employ it in some cases when the corresponding thruster is small enough or by artificially reducing it using scaling techniques, though the physics might not be entirely equivalent to that of the original setup.
“Despite the computational cost of the conventional explicit EM PIC, it could still be possible to employ it in some cases 122 , when the corresponding thruster is small enough or by artificially reducing it using scaling techniques (in the latter case, one has to be cautious though, as the physics might not be entirely equivalent to that of the original setup 86,137 ).”
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredWhen the feedback of the plasma on the field is important, it is necessary to solve for the full E and B fields from the complete set of Maxwell's equations without making any approximations.
“When the feedback of the plasma on the field is important, it is necessary to solve for the full E and B fi elds from the complete set of Maxwell's equations without making any approximations 121-127 .”
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Section 2.2 describes a prescribed axial electric field and a Poisson equation solved only in two dimensions; Section 2.1 also describes simplifications to the benchmark setup. Neither section addresses whether important plasma feedback requires solving the full electric and magnetic fields with unapproximated Maxwell equations. Searches for Maxwell equations and self-consistent fields found no passage making that conditional claim. (LLM, conf=0.73)
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- Villafana, W., Petronio, F., Denig, A. C., Jimenez, M. J., Eremin, D., Garrigues, L., Taccogna, F., Alvarez-Laguna, A., Boeuf, J. P., Bourdon, A., Chabert, P., Charoy, T., Cuenot, B., Hara, K., Pechereau, F., Smolyakov, A., Sydorenko, D., Tavant, A., & Vermorel, O.
- Affiliations
- Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation Avancée en Calcul Scientifique (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Stanford University (US)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
- Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
- Institute for the Science and Technology of Plasmas (IT)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Villafana, W
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- Plasma Sources Science and Technology
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- IOP Publishing
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- 2021-07-01
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- 075002
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- 0963-0252 (ISSN-L)
- 1361-6595
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- W3170648056
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- Association Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie (ANR-16-CHIN-003- 01)
- Safran
- US Department of Energy (DE-SC0020623)
- Air Force Research Laboratory (A9550-21-1-0031)
- Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (ARS ARS01-00141)
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB-TR 87)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Nuclear and High Energy Physics › Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Vacuum and Plasma Arcs
- Keywords
- electron cyclotron drift instability, modified two-stream instability, plasma-wall interaction, code verification
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