The goal of FR1 is to support studies of fundamental physical, chemical, and thermal properties of collisional and collisionless plasma, providing the theory, modeling, and simulation foundation for other research activities of FTPP, including TT in areas such as the plasma-aided creation of smart and superhard materials, and plasma interactions with solid, liquid surfaces or biological objects. FR1 focuses on transport processes and energy flow in systems, waves, instabilities, nonlinear processes, self-organization, particle energization, and non-equilibrium chemical reactions in atomic and molecular gases and their mixtures. FR1 contains five focus areas:
The specific research topics of FR1 will focus on:
- Kinetic-fluid models of electrical discharges and space plasmas.
- Non-equilibrium electron kinetics.
- Space weather models.
- Plasma-surface interactions.
- Novel software for multi-phase plasmas.
FR1.1: Kinetic-fluid models
of electrical discharges and space plasmas
Objective FR1.1a: Kinetic solvers with adaptive mesh in phase space.
Objective FR1.1b: Implicit fluid models for reactive plasma.
Objective FR1.1c: Hybrid models for gaseous plasma.
Objective FR1.1d: Particle-based computational models for laser-produced plasma
FR1.2: Nonequilibrium electron kinetics
Objective FR1.2a: To develop electron kinetics in gas discharges
Objective FR1.2b: To develop kinetic and hybrid models of solar wind plasma
FR1.3: Space weather models
Objective FR1.3a: To develop and validate models for charged particle acceleration related to SMFRs
Objective FR1.3b: To model extreme SEP events
Objective FR1.3c: To understand the role of space weather in inducing magnetospheric Geomagnetically induced currents (GICs)
FR1.4: Plasma-surface interactions
Objective FR1.4a: To develop and validate models for multiphase plasmas: dusty plasma and plasma liquid boundary interactions
Objective FR1.4b: To develop and validate models of misty plasma
Objective FR1.4c: To Understand the Properties of Liquid Plasma
Objective FR1.4d: Multi-Phase Plasma Interfacial Interaction Modeling
FR1.5: Novel software for multi-phase plasmas
Objective FR1.5a: Mastering existing software tools
Objective FR1.5b: To explore PINNs for solving plasma problems
Objective FR1.5c: To Develop Tools for Solving Inverse Problems