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Generation of near-Earth reconnection by divergent flows in the plasma sheet


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dc.contributorYu Lin, linyu01@auburn.eduen_US
dc.creatorLin, Y.
dc.creatorSwift, DW
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T20:33:59Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T20:33:59Z
dc.date.created2002-11
dc.identifier10.1029/2002JA009308en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2002JA009308en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/49900
dc.description.abstractA global two-dimensional hybrid simulation is carried out to study the evolution of the near-Earth plasma sheet. It is shown that reconnection X lines and plasmoids can be generated by diverging flows in the plasma sheet. These diverging flows can be caused by variations in the Maxwell stress due to variations of B-x and B-z components of the magnetic field outside the current sheet. In addition, the flow acceleration/deceleration in the plasma sheet can also be caused by variations in the local plasma mass density. Comparison runs have been made with a Harris model current sheet with zero B-z, and no evidence of reconnection is found. The results indicate that divergent plasma flow is a sufficient condition for reconnection even in a dissipation-less plasma.en_US
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dc.publisherAMER GEOPHYSICAL UNIONen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICSen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries0148-0227en_US
dc.subjectmagnetic reconnection; divergent flow; magnetotail plasma sheet; hybrid simulationen_US
dc.subjectSLOW-MODE SHOCKS; COLLISIONLESS MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; TEARING MODE; MAGNETOTAIL DYNAMICS; HYBRID SIMULATIONS; CURRENT DISRUPTION; SUBSTORM; INSTABILITY; GEOTAIL; LAYERen_US
dc.titleGeneration of near-Earth reconnection by divergent flows in the plasma sheeten_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume107en_US
dc.citation.issueA11en_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.creator.orcid0000-0001-8003-9252en_US

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