Explosive magnetic reconnection caused by an X-shaped current-vortex layer in a collisionless plasma

Hirota, M.; Hattori, Y.; Morrison, P. J.

doi:10.1063/1.4921329

Title: Explosive magnetic reconnection caused by an X-shaped current-vortex layer in a collisionless plasma

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Hirota, M. ^[1]; Hattori, Y. ^[1]; Morrison, P. J. ^[2]

Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8677, Japan
Department of Physics and Institute for Fusion Studies, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA

Publication Date:: Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1228178

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER54742

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physics of Plasmas

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Hirota, M., Hattori, Y., and Morrison, P. J. Explosive magnetic reconnection caused by an X-shaped current-vortex layer in a collisionless plasma.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Hirota, M., Hattori, Y., & Morrison, P. J. Explosive magnetic reconnection caused by an X-shaped current-vortex layer in a collisionless plasma.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921329

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