Fast magnetic reconnection via jets and current microsheets

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dc.contributor.authorWatson, P.G.
dc.contributor.authorCraig, Ian J.D.
dc.date.accessioned2008-11-18T02:18:25Z
dc.date.available2008-11-18T02:18:25Z
dc.date.issued2003-06
dc.description.abstractNumerical simulations of highly nonlinear magnetic reconnection provide evidence of ultrathin current microsheets. These small-scale sheets are formed by strong exhaust jets from a primary large-scale current layer. The overall size of the secondary microsheet is determined by the thickness of the primary sheet. Preliminary scalings show that the thickness of the microsheet varies linearly with the plasma resistivity. This scaling suggests that microsheets may provide fast reconnection sites in magnetically complex plasmas such as the solar corona and planetary magnetospheres.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationWatson, P. G. & Craig, I. J. D. (2003). Fast magnetic reconnection via jets and current microsheets. The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 590(1), 57- 60.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1086/376566en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/1374
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe American Astronomical Societyen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfThe Astrophysical Journalen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/376566en_US
dc.rightsThis article has been published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. Copyright 2003 The American Astronomical Society.en_US
dc.subjectgalaxiesen_US
dc.subjectjets-MHD-plasmas-sunen_US
dc.subjectflares-sunen_US
dc.subjectX-raysen_US
dc.subjectGamma raysen_US
dc.titleFast magnetic reconnection via jets and current microsheetsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
pubs.begin-page57en_NZ
pubs.editionJuneen_NZ
pubs.elements-id29444
pubs.end-page60en_NZ
pubs.issue1en_NZ
pubs.volume590en_NZ
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