Impulsive nature in magnetohydrodynamic driven reconnection

被引:9
作者
Kitabata, H [1 ]
Hayashi, T [1 ]
Sato, T [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL INST FUS SCI, NAGOYA, AICHI 46401, JAPAN
关键词
impulsive nature; driven reconnection; relaxation process; magnetic island; fast reconnection; plasma jet; intermittency;
D O I
10.1143/JPSJ.65.3208
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Compressible magnetohydrodynamic simulation is carried out in order to investigate energy relaxation process of the driven magnetic reconnection in an open finite system through a long time calculation. It is found that a very impulsive energy release occurs in an intermittent fashion through magnetic reconnection for a continuous magnetic flux injection on the boundary. In the impulsive phase, the reconnection rate is remarkably enhanced up to more than ten times of the driving rate on the boundary.
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页码:3208 / 3214
页数:7
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