DOAJ Open Access 2025

A Lagrangian-frame technique for investigating plasma turbulence in complex underlying system-scale structures

Giovanni Lapenta Jean Berchem Mostafa El-Alaoui Raymond Walker Harikrishnan Aravindakshan +4 lainnya

Abstrak

We present a method to visualize and analyze turbulence within macroscopic flows that feature complex structures not determined by the turbulence itself. We introduce a technique to shift to a Lagrangian frame that captures the macroscopic scales not part of the turbulent cascade. We then study turbulence within this frame that is comoving with the large-scale nonturbulent flow. The method is applied to Particle-in-Cell simulations of astrophysical plasma. Specifically, we use two cases to illustrate the new method. First, we consider a magnetic perturbation in the solar wind interacting with the bow shock, magnetosheath, and magnetopause in the dayside of the Earth. Second, we consider an Earthward flow generated by magnetic reconnection in the magnetotail. In these cases we show how the Lagrangian frame can be used to distinguish turbulent fluctuations from the macroscopic flow structures due to the evolution of the system caused by macroscopic forcing.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Plasma physics. Ionized gases Science

Penulis (9)

Giovanni Lapenta

Jean Berchem

Mostafa El-Alaoui

Raymond Walker

Harikrishnan Aravindakshan

Nadja Reisinger

Francesco Pucci

Giuseppe Arrò

Fabio Bacchini

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Lapenta, G., Berchem, J., El-Alaoui, M., Walker, R., Aravindakshan, H., Reisinger, N. et al. (2025). A Lagrangian-frame technique for investigating plasma turbulence in complex underlying system-scale structures. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fpp.2025.100099

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Tahun Terbit: 2025
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1016/j.fpp.2025.100099
Akses: Open Access ✓