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Macroscale particle simulation of externally driven magnetic reconnection

Abstract

Externally driven reconnection, assuming an anomalous particle collision model, is numerically studied by means of a 2.5D macroscale particle simulation code in which the field and particle motions are solved self-consistently. Explosive magnetic reconnection and energy conversion are observed as a result of slow shock formation. Electron and ion distribution functions exhibit large bulk acceleration and heating of the plasma. Simulation runs with different collision parameters suggest that the development of reconnection, particle acceleration and heating do not significantly depend on the parameters of the collision model. (author).
Publication Date:
Sep 01, 1991
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
NIFS-107
Reference Number:
SCA: 700330; PA: JPN-91:012192; SN: 92000659226
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Sep 1991
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; PLASMA ACCELERATION; SHOCK WAVES; PLASMA HEATING; PLASMA; M CODES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; 700330; PLASMA KINETICS, TRANSPORT, AND IMPURITIES
OSTI ID:
10117086
Research Organizations:
National Inst. for Fusion Science, Nagoya (Japan)
Country of Origin:
Japan
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE92768114; TRN: JP9112192
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
JPN
Size:
34 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Murakami, Sadayoshi, and Sato, Tetsuya. Macroscale particle simulation of externally driven magnetic reconnection. Japan: N. p., 1991. Web.
Murakami, Sadayoshi, & Sato, Tetsuya. Macroscale particle simulation of externally driven magnetic reconnection. Japan.
Murakami, Sadayoshi, and Sato, Tetsuya. 1991. "Macroscale particle simulation of externally driven magnetic reconnection." Japan.
@misc{etde_10117086,
title = {Macroscale particle simulation of externally driven magnetic reconnection}
author = {Murakami, Sadayoshi, and Sato, Tetsuya}
abstractNote = {Externally driven reconnection, assuming an anomalous particle collision model, is numerically studied by means of a 2.5D macroscale particle simulation code in which the field and particle motions are solved self-consistently. Explosive magnetic reconnection and energy conversion are observed as a result of slow shock formation. Electron and ion distribution functions exhibit large bulk acceleration and heating of the plasma. Simulation runs with different collision parameters suggest that the development of reconnection, particle acceleration and heating do not significantly depend on the parameters of the collision model. (author).}
place = {Japan}
year = {1991}
month = {Sep}
}