Global magnetohydrodynamic magnetosphere simulation with an adaptively
embedded particle-in-cell model
Abstract
We perform a geomagnetic event simulation using a newly developed
magnetohydrodynamic with adaptively embedded particle-in-cell
(MHD-AEPIC) model to study by solving the magnetotail reconnection
physics better, what’s the influence on the simulation results at
multiple physical scales. We also present the Hall MHD and ideal MHD
simulation results of the same event for comparison. For the global
scale features, three models produce very close SYM-H and SuperMag
Electrojet Index (SME), which indicates the global magnetic field
configurations from three models are very similar to each other. For the
mesoscale feature, the MHD-AEPIC and Hall MHD models can produce
tailward and earthward fluxropes. However, there is no fluxrope
generated at the near-earth current sheet by the ideal MHD model. For
the electron scale feature, the MHD-AEPIC can produce a crescent shape
distribution of the electron velocity space at the electron diffusion
region which is agreed with the MMS observation. The kinetic feature is
not available in either Hall MHD or ideal MHD model.