Publications
Submitted Papers
"Alfven Wave Collisions, The Fundamental Building Block of Plasma Turbulence I: Asymptotic Solution"
Howes, G. G.and Nielson, K. D.
Phys. Plasmas, submitted 2013.
"Alfven Wave Collisions, The Fundamental Building Block of Plasma Turbulence II: Numerical Solution"
Nielson, K. D., Howes, G. G. and Dorland, W.
Phys. Plasmas, submitted 2013.
"Alfven Wave Collisions, The Fundamental Building Block of Plasma Turbulence III: Theory for Experimental Design"
Howes, G. G., Nielson, K. D., Drake, D. J., Schroeder, J. W. R., Skiff, F., Kletzing, C. A.,and Carter, T. A.
Phys. Plasmas, submitted 2013.
"Alfven Wave Collisions, The Fundamental Building Block of Plasma Turbulence IV: Laboratory Experiment"
Drake, D. J., Schroeder, J. W. R., Howes, G. G., Kletzing, C. A., Skiff, F., Carter, T. A., and Auerbach, D. W.
Phys. Plasmas, submitted 2013.
"Kinetic Turbulence"
Howes, G. G.
Chapter in upcoming Springer book, "Magnetic Fields in Diffuse Media," submitted 2012.
Kinetic Scale Density Fluctuations in the Solar Wind
Chen, C. H. K., Howes, G. G., Bonnell, J. W., Mozer, F. S., Klein, K. G., and Bale, S. D.
in The Thirteenth International Solar Wind Conference, AIP Conference Proceedings , accepted, 2013.
"Current Sheets and Collisionless Dissipation in Kinetic Plasma Turbulence"
TenBarge, J. M. and Howes, G. G.
Astrophys. J. Lett., submitted 2012.
"Collisionless Damping at Electron Scales in Solar Wind Turbulence"
TenBarge, J. M., Howes, G. G., and Dorland, W.
Astrophys. J., submitted 2013.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Toward Astrophysical Turbulence in the Laboratory
Howes, G. G., Drake, D. J., Nielson, K.D., Carter, T. A., Kletzing, C. A.,and Skiff, F.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 109, 255001 (2012).
This publication has garnered particularly wide attention:
• Nature News article by Eugenie Samuel Reich, Lab astrophysics aims for the stars, by Reich, E. S., Nature, 491, 509 (2012).
• Featured in a Viewpoint in Physics Viewpoint: Turbulent Plasma in the Lab by Gregori, G. and Reville, B., Physics, 5, 141 (2012)
• Chosen as an Editor's Suggestion by Physical Review Letters.
Freely decaying turbulence in two-dimensional electrostatic gyrokinetics
Tatsuno, T., Plunk, G. G., Barnes, M., Dorland, W., Howes, G. G., and Numata, R.
Phys. Plasmas, 19, 122305 (2012).
Using Synthetic Spacecraft Data to Interpret Compressible Fluctuations in Solar Wind Turbulence
Klein, K. G., Howes, G. G., TenBarge, J. M., Bale, S. D., Chen, C. H. K., and Salem, C. S.
Astrophys. J., 755, 159 (2012).
Interpreting Magnetic Variance Anisotropy Measurements in the Solar Wind
TenBarge, J. M., Podesta, J. J., Klein, K. G., and Howes, G. G.
Astrophys. J., 753, 107 (2012).
The slow-mode nature of compressible wave power in solar wind turbulence
Howes, G. G., Bale, S. D., Klein, K. G., Chen, C. H. K., Salem, C. S., and TenBarge, J. M.
Astrophys. J. Lett., 753, L19 (2012).
Evidence of Critical Balance in Kinetic Alfven Wave Turbulence Simulations
TenBarge, J. M. and Howes, G. G.
Phys. Plasmas, 19, 055901 (2012).
Identification of Kinetic Alfven Wave Turbulence in the Solar Wind
Salem, C. S., Howes, G. G., Sundkvist, D., Bale, S. D., Chaston, C. C., Chen, C. H. K., and Mozer, F. S.
Astrophys. J. Lett., 745, L9 (2012).
Gyrokinetic simulations of the tearing instability
Numata, R., Dorland, W., Howes, G. G., Loureiro, N. F., Rogers, B. N., and Tatsuno, T.
Phys. Plasmas, 18, 112106 (2011).
Design and use of an Elsasser probe for analysis of Alfven wave fields according to wave direction
Drake, D. J., Kletzing, C. A., Skiff, F., Howes, G. G., and Vincena, S.
Rev. Sci. Instr., 82, 103505 (2011).
A Weakened Cascade Model for Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas
Howes, G. G.,TenBarge, J. M., and Dorland, W.
Phys. Plasmas, 18, 102305 (2011).
Prediction of the Proton-to-Total Turbulent Heating in the Solar Wind
Howes, G. G.
Astrophys. J., 738, 40 (2011).
Gyrokinetic Simulations of Solar Wind Turbulence from Ion to Electron Scales
Howes, G. G.,TenBarge, J. M., Dorland, W., Quataert, E., Schekochihin, A. A., Numata, R., and Tatsuno, T.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 107, 035004 (2011).
A prescription for the turbulent heating of astrophysical plasmas
Howes, G. G.
Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. Lett., 409, L104-L108 (2010).
AstroGK: Astrophysical Gyrokinetics Code
Numata, R., Howes, G. G., Tatsuno, T., Barnes, M., and Dorland, W.
J. Comp. Phys., 229, 9347-9372 (2010).
Gyrokinetic simulation of entropy cascade in two-dimensional electrostatic turbulence
Tatsuno, T., Barnes, M., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Howes, G. G., Numata, R., Plunk, G. G., and Schekochihin, A. A.,
J. Plasma Fusion Res. SERIES, 179, 509 (2010).
Numerical Modeling of LAPD Alfven Wave Experiments using AstroGK
Nielson, K.D., Howes, G. G., Tatsuno, T., Numata, R., and Dorland, W.
Phys. Plasmas, 17, 022105 (2010).
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Howes, G. G. and Quataert, E.
Astrophys. J. Lett., 709, L49 (2010).
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Chandran, B. D. G., Quataert, E., Howes, G. G., Xia, Q., and Pongkitiwanichakul, P.
Astrophys. J., 707, 1668 (2009).
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Bale, S. D., Kasper, J. C., Howes, G. G., Quataert, E., Salem, C., and Sundkvist, D.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 103, 211101 (2009).
Steep, Transient Density Gradients in the Martian Ionopshere Similar to the Ionopause at Venus
Duru, F., Gurnett, D. A. , Frahm, R. A., Winningham, J. D., Morgan, D. D., and Howes, G. G.
J. Geophys. Res.,114, A12310 (2009).
Nonlinear phase mixing and phase-space cascade of entropy in gyrokinetic plasma turbulence
Tatsuno, T., Dorland, W., Schekochihin, A. A., Plunk, G., Barnes, M. A., Cowley, S. C., and Howes, G. G.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 103, 015003 (2009).
The Turbulent Heating Rate in Strong MHD Turbulence with Nonzero Cross Helicity
Chandran, B. D. G., Dorland, W., Hollweg, J., Howes, G. G. and Quataert, E.
Astrophys. J., 701, 652 (2009).
Kinetic and Fluid Turbulent Cascades in Magnetized Weakly Collisional Astrophysical Plasmas
Schekochihin, A. A., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Howes, G. G., Quataert, E., and Tatsuno, T.
Astrophys. J. Supp., 182, 310-377 (2009).
Limitations of Hall MHD as a model for turbulence in weakly collisional plasmas
Howes, G. G.
Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 16, 219-232 (2009).
Gyrokinetic turbulence: a nonlinear route to dissipation through phase space
Schekochihin, A. A., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Howes, G. G., Plunk, G. G., Quataert, E., and Tatsuno, T.
Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion, 50, 124024 (2008).
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Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., Schekochihin, A. A. and Tatsuno, T.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 101, 149502 (2008).
• NOTE: This is a Reply to Comment on "Kinetic Simulations of Magnetized Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas" by Matthaeus, W. H., Servidio, S., and Dmitruk, P., Phys. Rev. Lett., 101, 149501 (2008).
Kinetic Simulations of Magnetized Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas
Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., Schekochihin, A. A. and Tatsuno, T.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 100, 065004 (2008).
Inertial Range Turbulence in Kinetic Plasmas
Howes, G. G.
Phys. Plasmas, 15, 055904 (2008).
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Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., and Schekochihin, A. A.
J. Geophys. Res.,113, A05103 (2008).
Dissipation-scale turbulence in the solar wind
Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., and Schekochihin, A. A.
in Turbulence and Nonlinear Processes in Astrophysical Plasmas, AIP Conference Proceedings 932, 3-8 (2007).
Astrophysical Gyrokinetics: Basic Equations and Linear Theory
Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., Dorland, W., Hammett, G. W., Quataert, E., and Schekochihin, A. A.
Astrophys. J. 651, 590-614 (2006).
Gradient Particle Magnetohydrodynamics
Maron, J. L. and Howes, G. G.
Astrophys. J. 595, 564-572 (2003).
Local Buoyant Instability of Magnetized Shear Flows
Howes, G. G., Cowley, S. C., and McWilliams, J. C.
Astrophys. J. 560, 617-629 (2001).
Ph.D. Thesis
Galactic Dynamics with Magnetic Fields
Howes, G. G.
Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles, (2004).
Papers in Preparation
An Osciallating Langevin Antenna for Driving Turbulence Simulations
TenBarge, J. M., Howes, G. G., Dorland, W., and Hammett, G. W.
Comp. Phys. Comm., in preparation 2013.