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
First-Principles Theory of the Relativistic Magnetic Reconnection Rate in Astrophysical Pair Plasmas.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.265101
Abstract: We develop a first-principles model for the relativistic magnetic reconnection rate in strongly magnetized pair plasmas. By considering the energy budget and required current density near the x-line, we analytically show that in the magnetically… read more here.
Keywords: reconnection rate; pair plasmas; reconnection; relativistic magnetic ... See more keywords