Plasma and Fusion Research

Volume 12, 1401001 (2017)

Regular Articles

Simulations on the Mixing Processes of Electrons and Positrons in a Magnetic Mirror Trap
Chikato KAGA
Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
(Received 20 October 2016 / Accepted 1 December 2016 / Published 9 February 2017)

Abstract

Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations are performed to investigate the mixing process of low energy electrons and positrons for the confinement in a simple magnetic mirror with and without the plug potentials. According to the results of simulations, it is suitable to confine low energy electron-positron plasmas in a compact magnetic mirror trap.

Keywords

electron-positron plasma, magnetic mirror, non-neutral plasma, 3D particle-in-cell

DOI: 10.1585/pfr.12.1401001

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