Fast Ion Heating in Transient Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection via an Intrinsic Stochastic Mechanism

Yoon, Young Dae; Bellan, Paul M.

doi:10.3847/2041-8213/aaf0a3

Title: Fast Ion Heating in Transient Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection via an Intrinsic Stochastic Mechanism

Journal Article · 26 November 2018 · The Astrophysical Journal. Letters (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/aaf0a3 · OSTI ID:1574944

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California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Applied Physics and Materials Science; California Institute of Technology
California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Applied Physics and Materials Science

Stochastic heating has typically been known to be a powerful ion heating mechanism in the solar wind, atmosphere, and flares. Here, we show that stochastic ion heating is inherent to transient collisionless magnetic reconnection. The explanation exploits the connected nature of electron canonical vorticity to show analytically that the in-plane electric and magnetic fields in a typical reconnection geometry satisfy the condition for stochastic heating of ions. Electron fluid simulations, test ion simulations, and comparisons to experiments all support the existence of this mechanism.

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Research Organization:: California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) (SC-24)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER54755

OSTI ID:: 1574944

Journal Information:: The Astrophysical Journal. Letters (Online), Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal. Letters (Online) Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 868; ISSN 2041-8213

Publisher:: Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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