The Role of Magnetic Islands in Collisionless Driven Reconnection: A Kinetic Approach to Multi-Scale Phenomena
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Simulation Model
3. Simulation Results
3.1. Two Types of Solutions
3.2. Role of Magnetic Islands
4. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Case | L | Island | ||||
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A | 0.5 | 1.098 | 0.9245 | 8.786 | 4.360 | no island |
B | 2.0 | 1.098 | 0.4623 | 8.786 | 6.166 | no island |
C | 0.5 | 1.098 | 0.9245 | 17.57 | 8.720 | multi-island |
D | 2.0 | 1.098 | 0.4623 | 17.57 | 12.33 | multi-island |
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Horiuchi, R. The Role of Magnetic Islands in Collisionless Driven Reconnection: A Kinetic Approach to Multi-Scale Phenomena. Plasma 2018, 1, 68-77. https://doi.org/10.3390/plasma1010007
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Chicago/Turabian StyleHoriuchi, Ritoku. 2018. "The Role of Magnetic Islands in Collisionless Driven Reconnection: A Kinetic Approach to Multi-Scale Phenomena" Plasma 1, no. 1: 68-77. https://doi.org/10.3390/plasma1010007