MAGNETIC BLOWOUT DURING COLLISIONLESS RECONNECTION

被引:9
作者
DRAKE, JF [1 ]
BURKHART, GR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV COLORADO,DEPT ASTROPHYS PLANETARY & ATMOSPHER SCI,BOULDER,CO 80309
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10.1029/92GL01034
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
Simulations and analytic calculations of the steady-state structure of the dissipation region during collisionless reconnection are presented. Ions are treated as particles and electrons as a dissipative fluid. The mechanism for electron/ion momentum coupling during collisionless reconnection is elucidated. A limiting reconnection rate results as the ions "blowout" the magnetic field in the dissipation region. The implications for understanding substorm dynamics are discussed.
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页码:1077 / 1080
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