Kinetic simulations of x-line expansion in 3D reconnection
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Kinetic simulations of x-line expansion in 3D reconnection
[1] The dynamics of x-line formation and evolution in 3D magnetic reconnection is studied using a fully kinetic approach. An x-line of small length is initialized using a perturbation localized in the current direction. The electrons and ions drift diamagnetically along the current direction of the initial x-line and are further accelerated by the reconnection electric field. The electron and i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0094-8276
DOI: 10.1029/2005gl025124