On the origins of magnetic flux ropes in near‐Mars magnetotail current sheets
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DOI: 10.1002/2017gl073754
Abstract: We analyze Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) observations of magnetic flux ropes embedded in Martian magnetotail current sheets, in order to evaluate the role of magnetotail reconnection in their generations. We conduct a minimum… read more here.
Keywords: flux ropes; current sheets; magnetotail current; flux ... See more keywords
Simulation of Line Profiles of the Krypton Spectra Emitted by the Plasma of Current Sheets
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DOI: 10.1007/s11182-019-01666-3
Abstract: Line profiles of the krypton spectra emitted by the plasma of current sheets are simulated. Current sheets are formed under the impact of magnetic fields with singular X-lines. The spectral line profiles are calculated by… read more here.
Keywords: line profiles; krypton spectra; current sheets; profiles krypton ... See more keywords
Configuration of the Earth’s Magnetotail Current Sheet
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl092153
Abstract: The spatial scale and intensity of Earth’s magnetotail current sheet determine the magnetotail configuration, which is critical to one of the most energetically powerful phenomena in the Earth’s magnetosphere, substorms. In the absence of statistical… read more here.
Keywords: earth magnetotail; current sheet; magnetotail current; current sheets ... See more keywords
Pitch-angle distribution of accelerated electrons in 3D current sheets with magnetic islands
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DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202039220
Abstract: Aims. This research aims to explore variations of electron pitch-angle distribution (PAD) during spacecraft cross reconnecting current sheets (RCSs) with magnetic islands. The results can benchmark the sampled characteristic features with realistic PADs derived from… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic islands; pitch angle; current sheets; field ... See more keywords
Chaotic magnetic field lines and spontaneous development of current sheets
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DOI: 10.1063/1.4996013
Abstract: The performed magnetohydrodynamic simulations aim to assess the influence of chaotic magnetic field lines on spontaneous generation of current sheets in an evolving viscous magnetofluid with infinite electrical conductivity. Suitable non-force-free initial fields having chaotic… read more here.
Keywords: field; field lines; current sheets; chaotic magnetic ... See more keywords
Superthin current sheets supported by anisotropic electrons
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0018063
Abstract: Current sheets with strong transverse (cross field) currents are commonly observed in planetary magnetospheres and serve as a natural energy source for magnetic reconnection. As the most investigated current sheet, the current sheet in the… read more here.
Keywords: anisotropic electrons; current density; current sheets; superthin current ... See more keywords
Hybrid simulations of the decay of reconnected structures downstream of the bow shock
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0129084
Abstract: Observations by Magnetospheric Multiscale have demonstrated that magnetic reconnection occurs at Earth's bow shock, typically at thin current sheets arising from plasma instabilities and turbulence in the shock transition region. Observational surveys of both the… read more here.
Keywords: bow shock; reconnection; current sheets; hybrid simulations ... See more keywords
Regimes of charged particle dynamics in current sheets: the machine learning approach
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.065205
Abstract: Current sheets are spatially localized almost-one-dimensional (1D) structures with intense plasma currents. They play a key role in storing the magnetic field energy and they separate different plasma populations in planetary magnetospheres, the solar wind,… read more here.
Keywords: machine learning; charged particle; current sheets; plasma ... See more keywords
Marginally stable current sheets in collisionless magnetic reconnection.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.106.l043201
Abstract: Noncollisional current sheets that form during the nonlinear development of spontaneous magnetic reconnection are characterized by a small thickness, of the order of the electron skin depth. They can become unstable to the formation of… read more here.
Keywords: stable current; reconnection; current sheets; marginally stable ... See more keywords
Formation of Multiple Current Sheets in the Heliospheric Plasma Sheet
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DOI: 10.1134/s0010952520060076
Abstract: When spacecraft cross the heliospheric plasma sheet (HPS) that separates large-scale magnetic sectors of opposite directions in the solar wind, multiple rapid fluctuations in the sign of the magnetic radial component are often observed. These… read more here.
Keywords: multiple current; current sheets; plasma sheet; heliospheric plasma ... See more keywords
Structure of Longitudinal and Transverse Currents in Current Sheets
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DOI: 10.1134/s1063780x18020046
Abstract: The structure of magnetic fields and currents in current sheets formed in 2D and 3D magnetic configurations with an X line is analyzed using experimental data. It is found that, in addition to the main… read more here.
Keywords: current sheets; currents current; transverse currents; structure ... See more keywords