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| Titel |
Expected Observable Features of Three-Dimensional Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection from Kinetic Simulations |
| VerfasserIn |
Takuma Nakamura, Yasuhito Narita, Rumi Nakamura, Wolfgang Baumjohann |
| Konferenz |
EGU General Assembly 2016
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Artikel
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| Sprache |
en
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PDF |
| Erschienen |
In: GRA - Volume 18 (2016) |
| Datensatznummer |
250127343
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 EGU/EGU2016-7209.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| We have analyzed data from 3D fully kinetic particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of turbulent
magnetic reconnection with and without a guide field. Recent 3D simulations demonstrated
that for a strong guide field, the oblique, secondary tearing mode drastically disturbs the
structure of the primary reconnection layer, while for a weak or no guide field, other
instabilities such as the lower-hybrid drift instability or the drift kink instability can also
disturb the reconnection layer. Based on 8 dimensional (t,⃗x,ω,⃗k) analyses of the 3D PIC
simulation data, we systematically investigate when and where each wave/instability occurs
and how they develop and interact with each other. In this presentation, we will show these
simulation results and discuss expected observable features of the turbulent reconnection
process. |
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