Ion temperature effects on plasma flow in the magnetic mirror configuration

Effects of finite ion temperature on the plasma flow in converging–diverging magnetic field, mirror, or equivalently, nozzle configuration are studied using a quasineutral paraxial two-fluid MHD model with isothermal electrons and warm magnetized ions. The acceleration was an emphasis role singularity at sonic point transition. It is shown that regularity defines global solution describing from subsonic to supersonic velocity. Stationary accelerating solutions were obtained compared time dependent dynamics, confirming time-dependent equations converge stationary and, therefore, stable. effects pressure anisotropy analyzed Chew–Golberger–Low its generalization. mirror force (manifested by perpendicular pressure) enhances acceleration. ionization charge exchange have been investigated.