New Insights Into Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection Enabled by Ultra-High Performance Three-Dimensional Kinetic Simulations

Author

Yin, L. ; Albright, B.J. ; Bowers, Kevin J. ; Daughton, W. ; Kwan, T.J.T. ; Margulies, J. ; Nelson, E.M. ; Karimabadi, H.

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM

Volume

36

Issue

4

fYear

2008

Firstpage

1110

Lastpage

1111

Abstract

Recent innovations in large-scale 3-D kinetic simulations along with advanced visualization techniques are facilitating new scientific discoveries into the basic physics of collisionless magnetic reconnection. Present supercomputers are now fully capable of exploring the dynamics of large-scale electron-positron plasmas, whereas the next generation will extend this capability to allow first-principle simulations of magnetic reconnection in electron-proton plasmas.

Keywords

ab initio calculations; astrophysical plasma; magnetic reconnection; planetary atmospheres; plasma kinetic theory; plasma simulation; astrophysical plasma; collisionless magnetic reconnection; electron-proton plasma; first-principle simulations; large-scale 3D kinetic simulations; large-scale electron-positron plasma; planetary magnetosphere; supercomputers; ultrahigh performance three-dimensional kinetic simulations; visualization technique; Kinetic theory; Laboratories; Large-scale systems; Magnetic reconnection; Plasma applications; Plasma simulation; Plasma stability; Plasma temperature; Plasma waves; Technological innovation; Magnetosphere; Plasmas; multidimensional systems; nonlinear systems; parallel machines; plasma stability; plasma waves;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2008.922934

Filename

4599134