Ambipolar Filamentation of Turbulent Magnetic Fields : A numerical simulation

Abstract: We present the results of a 2-D, two fluid (ions and neutrals) simulation ofthe ambipolar filamentation process, in which a magnetized, weakly ionizedplasma is stirred by turbulence in the ambipolar frequency range. The higherturbulent velocity of the neutrals in the most ionized regions gives rise to anon-linear force driving them out of these regions, so that ..