Nonlinear Reconnection in Magnetized Turbulence

Loureiro, Nuno F.; Boldyrev, Stanislav

doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab6a95

Nonlinear Reconnection in Magnetized Turbulence

Journal Article · Tue Feb 11 23:00:00 EST 2020 · The Astrophysical Journal (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab6a95· OSTI ID:1802863

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Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Plasma Science and Fusion Center; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Physics; Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado (United States).

Recent analytical works on strong magnetized plasma turbulence have hypothesized the existence of a range of scales where the tearing instability may govern the energy cascade. In this paper, we estimate the conditions under which such tearing may give rise to full nonlinear magnetic reconnection in the turbulent eddies, thereby enabling significant energy conversion and dissipation. When those conditions are met, a new turbulence regime is accessed where reconnection-driven energy dissipation becomes common, rather than the rare feature that it must be when they are not.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

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OSTI ID:: 1802863

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 23080119

Journal Information:: The Astrophysical Journal (Online), Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal (Online) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 890; ISSN 1538-4357

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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