Parametrization of coefficients for sub-grid modeling of pitch-angle diffusion in global magnetospheric hybrid-Vlasov simulations
Sub-grid models are key tools to accurately describe the physical processes at play in a system when high-resolution simulations are not feasible. We previously developed a sub-grid model for pitch-angle diffusion in hybrid-Vlasov simulations of Earth's magnetosphere. However, a more precise de...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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7 December 2023
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Physics of plasmas
Year: 2023, Jahrgang: 30, Heft: 12, Pages: 1-14 |
| ISSN: | 1089-7674 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/5.0176376 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0176376 |
| Verfasserangaben: | M. Dubart, M. Battarbee, U. Ganse, A. Osmane, F. Spanier, J. Suni, G. Cozzani, K. Horaites, K. Papadakis, Y. Pfau-Kempf, V. Tarvus, M. Palmroth |
| Zusammenfassung: | Sub-grid models are key tools to accurately describe the physical processes at play in a system when high-resolution simulations are not feasible. We previously developed a sub-grid model for pitch-angle diffusion in hybrid-Vlasov simulations of Earth's magnetosphere. However, a more precise description of the pitch-angle diffusion coefficient is required to apply this model to global simulations. In this study, we use an existing method to parametrize pitch-angle diffusion coefficients from monotonic distribution functions and adapt it to bi-Maxwellian distributions. We determine these coefficients for various values of the ion temperature anisotropy and plasma β∥. We use these newly parametrized coefficients in our sub-grid model and show that it accurately models reduction of temperature anisotropy in both local simulations and global simulations of the Earth's magnetosphere, while using minimal computational resources. |
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| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1089-7674 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/5.0176376 |