Higher-order accurate space-time schemes for computational astrophysics—Part I: finite volume methods

DS Balsara - Living reviews in computational astrophysics, 2017 - Springer
As computational astrophysics comes under pressure to become a precision science, there
is an increasing need to move to high accuracy schemes for computational astrophysics …

An Extension of the Athena++ Code Framework for Radiation-magnetohydrodynamics in General Relativity Using a Finite-solid-angle Discretization

CJ White, PD Mullen, YF Jiang, SW Davis… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We extend the general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamics (GRMHD) capabilities of
Athena++ to incorporate radiation. The intensity field in each finite-volume cell is discretized …

[HTML][HTML] Tianwen-1 MINPA observations in the solar wind

AB Zhang, LG Kong, WY Li, L Li… - Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - pubs-en.cstam.org.cn
Abstract The Mars Ion and Neutral Particle Analyzer (MINPA) is one of the three scientific
instruments onboard the Tianwen-1 orbiter to investigate the Martian space environment …

Three-dimensional kinetic-MHD model of the global heliosphere with the heliopause-surface fitting

VV Izmodenov, DB Alexashov - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper provides a detailed description of the latest version of our model of the solar wind
(SW) interaction with the local interstellar medium (LISM). This model has already been …

Soft X‐ray imaging of the magnetosheath and cusps under different solar wind conditions: MHD simulations

TR Sun, C Wang, SF Sembay, RE Lopez… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The soft X‐ray emissions from the Earth's magnetosheath and cusp regions are simulated
under different solar wind conditions, based on the PPMLR‐MHD code. The X‐ray images …

Galactic cosmic-ray intensity modulation by corotating interaction region stream interfaces at 1 AU

X Guo, V Florinski - The Astrophysical Journal, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a new model that couples galactic cosmic-ray (GCR) propagation with magnetic
turbulence transport and the MHD background evolution in the heliosphere. The model is …

A constrained transport scheme for MHD on unstructured static and moving meshes

P Mocz, M Vogelsberger… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Magnetic fields play an important role in many astrophysical systems and a detailed
understanding of their impact on the gas dynamics requires robust numerical simulations …

κ‐distributed protons in the solar wind and their charge‐exchange coupling to energetic hydrogen

J Heerikhuisen, E Zirnstein… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The interaction between the solar wind and the interstellar medium represents a collision
between two plasma flows, resulting in a heliosphere with an extended tail. While the solar …

Galactic cosmic-ray modulation near the heliopause

X Guo, V Florinski - The Astrophysical Journal, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate the modulation of galactic cosmic rays in the inner and outer heliosheaths
using three-dimensional numerical simulations. The model is based on the Parker transport …

Propagation of Large‐Scale Solar Wind Events in the Outer Heliosphere From a Numerical MHD Simulation

XC Guo, YC Zhou, C Wang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Voyager 1 occasionally detected sudden jumps of the local interstellar magnetic field
strength since its heliopause crossing in August 2012. These events were believed to be …