Three-dimensional plasmoid-mediated reconnection and turbulence in Hall magnetohydrodynamics

Huang, Yi-Min; Bhattacharjee, Amitava

doi:10.1063/5.0216561

Three-dimensional plasmoid-mediated reconnection and turbulence in Hall magnetohydrodynamics

Journal Article · Fri Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0216561· OSTI ID:2567851

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Plasmoid instability accelerates reconnection in collisional plasmas by transforming a laminar reconnection layer into numerous plasmoids connected by secondary current sheets in two dimensions (2D) and by fostering self-generated turbulent reconnection in three dimensions (3D). In large-scale astrophysical and space systems, plasmoid instability likely initiates in the collisional regime but may transition into the collisionless regime as the fragmentation of the current sheet progresses toward kinetic scales. Hall magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) models are widely regarded as a simplified yet effective representation of the transition from collisional to collisionless reconnection. However, plasmoid instability in 2D Hall MHD simulations often leads to a single-X-line reconnection configuration, which significantly differs from fully kinetic particle-in-cell simulation results. This study shows that single-X-line reconnection is less likely to occur in 3D compared to 2D. Moreover, depending on the Lundquist number and the ratio between the system size and the kinetic scale, Hall MHD can also realize 3D self-generated turbulent reconnection. We analyze the features of the self-generated turbulent state, including the energy power spectra and the scale dependence of turbulent eddy anisotropy.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0021205

OSTI ID:: 2567851

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2578566

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 31; ISSN 1070-664X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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