Abstract
The interaction between multiple filamentary plasma eruptions is investigated by modelling the non-linear ideal MHD ballooning mode envelope equation with a mixed Eulerian and Lagrangian characterisation of the boundary conditions. The study of multiple plasma filaments is performed in a specific slab equilibrium susceptible to Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities. If the unstable system is initiated with three equal sized filaments, they erupt at the same rate, independently of each other, even in the non-linear regime. However, if one is initiated very slightly larger than the other two it causes a down-draft as it erupts upwards, which suppresses the smaller filaments. This suggests that those filaments which first enter the non-linear regime will dominate the plasma eruption dynamics.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 125010 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| Publication status | Published - 3 Nov 2015 |
Keywords
- ballooning
- ELM
- eruptions
- filamentary
- filaments
- ideal MHD
- non-linear