Structure formation and dynamical behavior of kinetic plasmas controlled by magnetic reconnection

Structure formation and dynamical behavior of kinetic plasmas controlled by magnetic reconnection is investigated by means of electromagnetic particle simulations. Twodimensional simulation in a long time scale reveals that there are two evolving regimes in the temporal behavior of current layer structure, dependently on the spatial size of plasma inflow through the upstream boundary, i.e., a steady regime and an intermittent regime. In three-dimensional case the spatial structure of current sheet is dynamically modified by plasma instabilities excited through wave-particle interaction.