Josh Wiggs

PhD student

Research Overview

I am interested in examining plasma physics in a range of environments and producing numerical models of these regions. I am currently investigating plasma convection in the Jovian magnetosphere from the Io plasma torus radially outwards, particularly the process of transport via the radial-interchange instability. This is performed through the construction of a 2.5D hybrid kinetic-ion, fluid-electron MI coupled plasma model.

Examining Interchange at the Outer Planets using JERICHO: a Kinetic-Ion, Fluid-Electron Hybrid Plasma Model
Oral presentation

Examining Radial-Interchange in the Jovian Magnetosphere using JERICHO: a Kinetic-Ion, Fluid-Electron Hybrid Model
Oral presentation

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  • Space and Planetary Physics