The two-fluid dynamics and energetics of the asymmetric magnetic reconnection in laboratory and space plasmas

M. Yamada; L.-J. Chen; J. Yoo; S. Wang; W. Fox; J. Jara-Almonte; H. Ji; W. Daughton; A. Le; J. Burch; B. Giles; M. Hesse; T. Moore; R. Torbert

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07680-2

Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

The two-fluid dynamics and energetics of the asymmetric magnetic reconnection in laboratory and space plasmas

M. Yamada,
L.-J. Chen,
J. Yoo,
S. Wang,
W. Fox,
J. Jara-Almonte,
H. Ji,
W. Daughton,
A. Le,
J. Burch,
B. Giles,
M. Hesse,
T. Moore,
R. Torbert

Affiliations

M. Yamada: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
L.-J. Chen: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
J. Yoo: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
S. Wang: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
W. Fox: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
J. Jara-Almonte: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
H. Ji: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University
W. Daughton: Los Alamos National Laboratory
A. Le: Los Alamos National Laboratory
J. Burch: Southwest Research Institute
B. Giles: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
M. Hesse: University of Bergen
T. Moore: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
R. Torbert: University of New Hampshire

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07680-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Magnetic energy in the plasma is transferred into particle energy by magnetic reconnection. Here the authors show the two-fluid dynamics of asymmetric magnetic reconnection in two different spatial scales of plasma, namely laboratory and astrophysical plasma.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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