Magnetic reconnection in multispecies plasmas investigated by a kinetic fluid code.

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Abstract

We first study the reconnection process in multispecies plasmas by using Gkeyll, which is a kinetic fluid code solving the continuity, momentum and energy equations of each species, and the full Maxwell equations. Thus, there is no assumption by solving the generalized ohm{\&}{\#}39;s law in Gkeyll. We studied the reconnection processes in the plasma consisting of electrons, protons and oxygen ions. If time allows, we also plan to show some preliminary results of magnetic reconnection in dusty plasmas with negatively charged dust.

Authors

  • Chuanfei Dong

    Princeton Plasma Phys Lab

  • Liang Wang

    University of New Hampshire

  • Amitava Bhattacharjee

    Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, PPPL, Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton University

  • A. Hakim

    Princeton Plasma Physics Lab, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton Plasma Phys Lab

  • Yi-Min Huang

    Princeton Plasma Phys Lab, Princeton University

  • Kai Germaschewski

    University of New Hampshire