Intermittent energy dissipation by turbulent reconnection
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DOI: 10.1002/2016gl071787
Abstract: Magnetic reconnection—the process responsible for many explosive phenomena in both nature and laboratory—is efficient at dissipating magnetic energy into particle energy. To date, exactly how this dissipation happens remains unclear, owing to the scarcity of… read more here.
Keywords: energy; magnetic reconnection; intermittent energy; energy dissipation ... See more keywords
Electron dynamics surrounding the X line in asymmetric magnetic reconnection
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DOI: 10.1002/2017ja023969
Abstract: Electron dynamics surrounding the X-line in magnetopause-type asymmetric reconnection is investigated using a two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation. We study electron properties of three characteristic regions in the vicinity of the X-line. The fluid properties, velocity distribution… read more here.
Keywords: electron dynamics; line; dynamics surrounding; electron ... See more keywords
Regional differences in the predictors of acute electrical reconnection following high‐power pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
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DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12597
Abstract: Acute pulmonary vein reconnection (PVR) is associated with long procedure times and large radiofrequency (RF) energy delivery during pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). Although the efficacy of high‐power PVI (HP‐PVI) has been recently established, the determinants… read more here.
Keywords: vein; high power; vein isolation; pulmonary vein ... See more keywords
Internal structures of the ion-scale flux rope associated with dayside magnetopause reconnection
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DOI: 10.1007/s10509-020-03803-8
Abstract: Ion-scale magnetic flux ropes have been observed in the reconnection diffusion region. In this paper, we show a typical ion-scale flux rope observed by the Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft at the subsolar magnetopause. The most intriguing… read more here.
Keywords: flux rope; reconnection; scale flux; ion scale ... See more keywords
Dynamics of Nonplanar Quantized Vortex Rings Before Reconnection at Finite Temperatures
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DOI: 10.1007/s10909-017-1768-0
Abstract: The paper presents a numerical study of the dynamics of nonplanar quantized vortices at finite temperatures on their route to reconnection. We perform numerical simulations using the vortex filament method, solving the full Biot–Savart equation… read more here.
Keywords: finite temperatures; dynamics nonplanar; circ circ; nonplanar quantized ... See more keywords
Observation of Two Slow Shocks Associated with Magnetic Reconnection Exhausts in the Interplanetary Space
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DOI: 10.1007/s11207-017-1083-6
Abstract: In the Petschek magnetic reconnection model, two groups of slow shocks play an important role in the energy release. In the past half century, a large number of slow shocks were observed in the geomagnetic… read more here.
Keywords: reconnection exhausts; slow shocks; associated magnetic; magnetic reconnection ... See more keywords
On singularity formation via viscous vortex reconnection
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2020.58
Abstract: Recognizing the fact that the finite-time singularity of the Navier–Stokes equations is widely accepted as a key issue in fundamental fluid mechanics, and motivated by the recent model of Moffatt & Kimura (J. Fluid Mech.,… read more here.
Keywords: vortex reconnection; fluid; singularity; unicode stix ... See more keywords
Explosive X-point collapse in relativistic magnetically dominated plasma
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022377817000629
Abstract: The extreme properties of the gamma-ray flares in the Crab nebula present a clear challenge to our ideas on the nature of particle acceleration in relativistic astrophysical plasma. It seems highly unlikely that standard mechanisms… read more here.
Keywords: plasma; collapse; collapse relativistic; point collapse ... See more keywords
The Impact of Oxygen on the Reconnection Rate
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl082175
Abstract: We investigate the role of a background oxygen population in magnetic reconnection, using particle‐in‐cell simulations. We run several simulations, with different initial oxygen temperatures and densities, to understand how the reconnection rate is influenced, as… read more here.
Keywords: reconnection rate; impact oxygen; oxygen reconnection; reconnection ... See more keywords
Electron Diffusion Regions in Magnetotail Reconnection Under Varying Guide Fields
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl082393
Abstract: Kinetic structures of electron diffusion regions (EDRs) under finite guide fields in magnetotail reconnection are reported. The EDRs with guide fields 0.14–0.5 (in unit of the reconnecting component) are detected by the Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft.… read more here.
Keywords: magnetotail reconnection; guide fields; electron diffusion; diffusion regions ... See more keywords
Laboratory Measurement of Large‐Amplitude Whistler Pulses Generated by Fast Magnetic Reconnection
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl082621
Abstract: We present observations of large‐amplitude (δB/B∼ 0.01) oblique whistler wave pulses generated by a spontaneous, 3‐D localized magnetic reconnection event in the Caltech jet experiment. The wave pulses are measured more than 50 ion skin… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic reconnection; whistler; large amplitude; pulses generated ... See more keywords