Generation of near-Earth reconnection by divergent flows in the plasma sheet
| Metadata Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.creator | Lin, Y | |
| dc.creator | Swift, D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-04T15:40:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-04T15:40:54Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2002 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.1029/2002JA009308 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2002JA009308 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://aurora.auburn.edu/handle/11200/50377 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.35099/aurora-445 | |
| dc.description.abstract | [1] A 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 |
| dc.format | en_US | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 2169-9380 | en_US |
| dc.rights | ©American Geophysical Union 2002. This is this the version of record co-published by the American Geophysical Union and John Wiley & Sons, Inc. It is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Item should be cited as: Lin, Y., and D. W. Swift. "Generation of near‐Earth reconnection by divergent flows in the plasma sheet." Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics 107.A11 (2002): SMP-17. | en_US |
| dc.title | Generation of near-Earth reconnection by divergent flows in the plasma sheet | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
| dc.type.genre | Journal Article, Academic Journal | en_US |
| dc.citation.volume | 107 | en_US |
| dc.citation.issue | A11 | en_US |
| dc.description.status | Published | en_US |
| dc.description.peerreview | Yes | en_US |