Dynamics of Magnetic Reconnection by Particle Simulation in Open System

2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19740346
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Plasma science
• Research Institution: National Institute for Fusion Science
• Principal Investigator: OHTANI Hiroaki 核融合科学研究所, ヘリカル研究部, 准教授 (90332189)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2010
• Keywords: プラズマ物理

Research Abstract

In order to clarify the physics mechanism of anomalous resistivity in magnetic reconnection, we performed three-dimensional electromagnetic particle simulation in the open system. In the development of the simulation code, we succeeded in achieving an open boundary model which had a high accuracy and decreased unphysical noise. We could show analytically by simple model that the meandering motion of particles around the center of current layer excited the off-diagonal components of pressure tensor, and that it broke the frozen-in condition. In analysis of particle trajectories by using the virtual-reality system, it was clarified that non-thermal motion of ions strongly related to the heating process of the magnetic reconnection.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Visualization of Particle Trajectories in Time-Varying Electromagnetic Fields by CAVE-Type Virtual Reality System (2012)
  • Author(s): N.Ohno, H.Ohtani, D.Matsuoka and R.Horiuchi
  • Journal Title: Plasma and Fusion Research Volume: Vol.7 Pages: 1401001(6pages)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Simulation of Plasma Flow Injection with Multi-Hierarchy Model Aiming Magnetic Reconnection Studies (2012)
  • Author(s): S.Usami, H.Ohtani, R.Horiuchi and M.Den
  • Journal Title: Communications in Computational Physics Volume: Vol.11 Pages: 1006-1021
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Multi-scale simulation for plasma science (2010)
  • Author(s): S.Ishiguro, S.Usami, R.Horiuchi, H.Ohtani, A.Maluckov and M.M.Skoric
  • Journal Title: Journal of Physics: Conference Series Volume: Vol.257 Pages: 012026
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Magnetic Reconnection Controlled by Multi-Hierarchy Physics in an Open Systems (2010)
  • Author(s): R.Horiuchi, S.Usami, H.Ohtani and M.Den
  • Journal Title: Plasma and Fusion Research Volume: Vol.5 Pages: S2006
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of Multi-Hierarchy Simulation Model for Holistic Understanding of Magnetic Reconnection Phyenomena (2009)
  • Author(s): S.Usami, H.Ohtani, R.Horiuchi and M.Den
  • Journal Title: Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research Volume: Vol.85 Pages: 585
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] First Demonstration of Collisionless Driven Reconnection in a Multi-Hierarchy Simulation (2009)
  • Author(s): S.Usami, H.Ohtani, R.Horiuchi and M.Den
  • Journal Title: Plasma and Fusion Research Volume: Vol.4 Pages: 049
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Open Boundary Condition for Particle Simulation in Magnetic Reconnection Research (2009)
  • Author(s): Ohtani and R.Horiuchi
  • Journal Title: Plasma and Fusion Research Volume: Vol.4 Pages: 024
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Multi-Scale Simulation of Collisionless Driven Reconnection in Open Systems (2009)
  • Author(s): R.Horiuchi, S.Usami, H.Ohtani and M.Den
  • Journal Title: Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research Volume: Vol.8 Pages: 184-188
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Energy Conversion in Magnetic Reconnection with Chaos Diffusion (2009)
  • Author(s): H.Ohtani, W.Horton, T.Petrosky and R.Horiuchi
  • Journal Title: Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research SERIES Volume: Vol.8 Pages: 203-207
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Simulation Science for Fusion Plasmas (2008)
  • Author(s): S.Sudo, M.M.Skoric, T.-H.Watanabe, Y.Todo, A.Ishizawa, H.Miura, R.Ishizaki, A.Ito, H.Ohtani, S.Usami, H.Nakamura, A.Ito, S.Ishiguro, Y.Tomita, A.Takayama, M.Sato, T.Yamamoto, M.Den. H.Sakagami, R.Horiuchi, S.Okamura, and N.Nakajima
  • Journal Title: J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. Volume: Vol.133 Pages: 012025
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Scientific Visualization of Magnetic Reconnection Simulation Data by CAVE Virtual Reality System (2008)
  • Author(s): H.Ohtani and R.Horiuchi
  • Journal Title: Plasma and Fusion Research Volume: Vol.3 Pages: 054
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Formation of Sweet-Parker-like electron dissipation region in a driven open system (2008)
  • Author(s): B.Lin, R.Horiuchi and H.Ohtani
  • Journal Title: Plasma and Fusion Research Volume: Vol.3 Pages: S1054
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of Multihierarchy Simulation Model for Studies of Magnetic Reconnection (2008)
  • Author(s): S.Usami, H.Ohtani, R.Horiuchi and M.Den
  • Journal Title: Communications in Computational Physics Volume: Vol.4(3) Pages: 537-544
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Formation of non-Maxwellian distribution and its role in collisionless driven reconnection (2008)
  • Author(s): R.Horiuchi and H.Ohtani
  • Journal Title: Communications in Computational Physics Volume: Vol.4(3) Pages: 496-505
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of Electromagnetic Particle Simulation Code in an Open System (2008)
  • Author(s): H.Ohtani, S.Ishiguro, R.Horiuchi, Y.Hayashi and N.Horiuchi
  • Journal Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science Volume: Vol.4759 Pages: 329-343
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Anomalous resistivity due to kink modes in a thin current sheet (2007)
  • Author(s): T.Moritaka, R.Horiuchi, H.Ohtani
  • Journal Title: Physics of Plasmas Volume: Vol.14 Pages: 102109(10pages)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Effective Approach to Plasma Physics and Fusion Plasmas by Virtual-Reality Visualization (2012)
  • Author(s): H.Ohtani, A.Kageyama, Y.Tamura, M.Nunami, S.Ishiguro, M.Shohji, N.Ohno, D.Matsuoka, R. Horiuchi
  • Organizer: 18th International Stellarator/Heliotron Workshop & 10th Asia Pacific Plasma Theory Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Australian National University & Murramarang Beachfront Nature Resort (Canberra & Murramarang, Australia)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20120129-0203
• [Presentation] Application of Visualization by Virtual-Reality Technology to Plasma Physics (2011)
  • Author(s): H.Ohtani, A.Kageyama, Y.Tamura, M.Nunami, S.Ishiguro, M.Shohji, N.Ohno, D.Matsuoka, R. Horiuchi
  • Organizer: Plasma Conference 2011(PLASMA2011)/プラズマ・核融合学会第28回年会/応用物理学会第29回プラズマプロセシング研究会/日本物理学会(領域2)2011年秋季大会(24D04)
  • Place of Presentation: 石川県立音楽堂 (Kanazawa, Japan)(poster)
  • Year and Date: 20111122-25
• [Presentation] Scientific Visualization of Fusion Plasma and Plasma Physics by Virtual Reality System (2011)
  • Author(s): H.Ohtani, Y.Tamura, A.Kageyama, M.Nunami, S.Ishiguro, M.Shohji, N.Ohno, D.Matsuoka, R.Horiuchi
  • Organizer: 2nd International Conference on Numerical Simulations of Plasmas (ICNSP2011)
  • Place of Presentation: Ocean Place - Resort & Spa (Long Branch, NJ, USA)(poster)
  • Year and Date: 20110907-09
• [Presentation] Particle Simulation Analysis by Virtual Reality System (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Ohtani, N. Ohno, R. Horiuchi
  • Organizer: US-Japan JIFT Workshop 2009 on 'Advanced Simulation Methods in Plasma Physics'
  • Place of Presentation: NIFS, (Toki, Japan)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20091214-16
• [Presentation] Simulation Data Analysis by Virtual Reality System (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Ohtani, N. Ohno, R. Horiuchi
  • Organizer: 19th International Toki Conference (ITC19)
  • Place of Presentation: Ceratopia Toki, (Toki, Japan)(poster)
  • Year and Date: 20091208-11
• [Presentation] 開放系3次元粒子シミュレーションと没入型バーチャルリアリティ装置を用いた磁気リコネクション研究 (2009)
  • Author(s): 大谷寛明, 大野暢亮, 堀内利得
  • Organizer: 第26回プラズマ・核融合学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都市国際交流会館, (京都, 日本)(invited)
  • Year and Date: 20091201-04
• [Presentation] Role of Particle Kinetic Effects on Magnetic Reconnection by Analysis of Virtual Reality System (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Ohtani, N. Ohno, R. Horiuchi
  • Organizer: The 7th General Scientific Assembly of the Asia Plasma and Fusion Association (APFA2009) and the Asia-Pacific Plasma Theory Conference (APPTC2009)
  • Place of Presentation: AUGA building, (Aomori)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20091027-29
• [Presentation] Scientific Visualization of Particle Simulation Data by Virtual Reality System (2009)
  • Author(s): H. Ohtani, N. Ohno, R. Horiuchi
  • Organizer: 21st International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Plasmas 2009 (ICNSP09)
  • Place of Presentation: Congress Center of Pavilhao Atlantico, (Lisbon, Portugal)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20091006-09
• [Presentation] 3次元バーチャルリアリティ装置におけるプラズマ粒子シミュレーションデータの可視化II (2009)
  • Author(s): 大谷寛明, 大野暢亮, 陰山聡, 堀内利得
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会2009年秋季大会
  • Place of Presentation: 熊本大学黒髪キャンパス, (熊本, 日本)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20090925-28
• [Presentation] 3次元バーチャルリアリティ装置におけるプラズマ粒子シミュレーションデータの可視化 (2009)
  • Author(s): 大谷寛明, 堀内利得
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会第64回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 立教学院池袋キャンパス, (東京, 日本)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20090327-30
• [Presentation] CAVE装置におけるリコネクションのシミュレーションデータの可視化 (2008)
  • Author(s): 大谷寛明, 堀内利得
  • Organizer: 第25回プラズマ・核融合学会年会
  • Place of Presentation: 栃木県総合文化センター, (宇都宮, 日本)(poster)
  • Year and Date: 20081202-05
• [Presentation] PIC model for magnetic reconnection interlocked simulation model (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiroaki Ohtani and Ritoku Horiuchi
  • Organizer: JIFT Workshop on 'Progress of Multi-scale Simulation Models'
  • Place of Presentation: Hyat Regency Hotel, (Dallas, TX, USA)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20081121-22
• [Presentation] Role of Chaotic Orbits of Meandering Particles in Magnetic Reconnection (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiroaki Ohtani, Wendell Horton, Tomio Petrosky and Ritoku Horiuchi
  • Organizer: 50th Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics
  • Place of Presentation: Hyat Regency Hotel, (Dallas, TX, USA)(poster)
  • Year and Date: 20081117-21
• [Presentation] ENERGY CONVERSION IN MAGNETIC RECONNECTION WITH CHAOS DIFFUSION (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiroaki Ohtani, Wendell Horton, Tomio Petrosky and Ritoku Horiuchi
  • Organizer: 2008 International Congress on Plasma Physics (ICPP2008)
  • Place of Presentation: Fukuoka International Congress Center, (Fukuoka, Japan)(poster)
  • Year and Date: 20080908-12
• [Presentation] Energy release in Magnetic Reconnection with Chaos Diffusion (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiroaki Ohtani, Ritoku Horiuchi, Wendell Horton and Tomio Petrosky
  • Organizer: 2008 International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Millennium Harvest House, (Boulder, Colorad, USA)(poster)
  • Year and Date: 20080330-0402
• [Presentation] Open boundary condition for particle simulation of collisionless driven reconnection (2008)
  • Author(s): Hiroaki Ohtani and Ritoku Horiuchi
  • Organizer: The US-Japan Workshop on Magnetic Reconnection
  • Place of Presentation: Zampamisaki Royal Hotel (Okinawa, Japan)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20080303-06
• [Presentation] Dynamics of magnetic dissipation region in collisionless driven reconnection in open system (2007)
  • Author(s): Hiroaki Ohtani, Ritoku Horiuchi, Wendell Horton
  • Organizer: 20th International Conference on Numerical Simulation of Plasmas
  • Place of Presentation: Renaissance Arboretum Hotel (Austin, TX, USA)(poster)
  • Year and Date: 20071010-12
• [Presentation] Improved boundary model for particle simulation of collisionless driven reconnection in an open system (2007)
  • Author(s): Hiroaki Ohtani, Ritoku Horiuchi
  • Organizer: US-Japan Simulation Science Workshop
  • Place of Presentation: Renaissance Arboretum Hotel (Austin, TX, USA)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20071008-09
• [Presentation] 開放系無衝突駆動リコネクションにおける散逸領域形成のダイナミックス (2007)
  • Author(s): 大谷寛明, 堀内利得, W.Horton, 李斌, 森高外征雄, 宇佐見俊介, 田光江
  • Organizer: 日本物理学会 第62回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 北海道大学札幌キャンパス(北海道)(oral)
  • Year and Date: 20070921-24
• [Presentation] Three dimensional particle simulations of driven magnetic reconnection (2007)
  • Author(s): H.Ohtani, R. Horiuchi, and W. Horton
  • Organizer: 2007 International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Loews Hotel (Annapolis, MD, USA)(poster)
  • Year and Date: 20070423-25
• [Remarks]
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