Fast magnetic reconnection and spontaneous stochasticity
Magnetic field lines in astrophysical plasmas are expected to be frozen-in at scales larger
than the ion gyroradius. The rapid reconnection of magnetic-flux structures with dimensions …
than the ion gyroradius. The rapid reconnection of magnetic-flux structures with dimensions …
Magnetic reconnection for coronal conditions: reconnection rates, secondary islands and onset
Magnetic reconnection may play an important role in heating the corona through a release
of magnetic energy. An understanding of how reconnection proceeds can contribute to …
of magnetic energy. An understanding of how reconnection proceeds can contribute to …
Kinetic dissipation and anisotropic heating in a turbulent collisionless plasma
The kinetic evolution of the Orszag–Tang vortex is studied using collisionless hybrid
simulations. In magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) this configuration leads rapidly to broadband …
simulations. In magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) this configuration leads rapidly to broadband …
Do dispersive waves play a role in collisionless magnetic reconnection?
Using fully kinetic simulations, we demonstrate that the properly normalized reconnection
rate is fast∼ 0.1 for guide fields up to 80× larger than the reconnecting field and is …
rate is fast∼ 0.1 for guide fields up to 80× larger than the reconnecting field and is …
Colliding Alfvénic wave packets in magnetohydrodynamics, Hall and kinetic simulations
The analysis of the Parker–Moffatt problem, recently revisited in Pezzi et al.(Astrophys. J.,
vol. 834, 2017, p. 166), is here extended by including Hall magnetohydrodynamics and two …
vol. 834, 2017, p. 166), is here extended by including Hall magnetohydrodynamics and two …
Comparison of secondary islands in collisional reconnection to Hall reconnection
LS Shepherd, PA Cassak - Physical review letters, 2010 - APS
Large-scale resistive Hall-magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the transition from Sweet-
Parker (collisional) to Hall (collisionless) magnetic reconnection are presented; the first to …
Parker (collisional) to Hall (collisionless) magnetic reconnection are presented; the first to …
[HTML][HTML] A positivity-preserving semi-implicit discontinuous Galerkin scheme for solving extended magnetohydrodynamics equations
A positivity-preserving discontinuous Galerkin (DG) scheme [42] is used to solve the
Extended Magnetohydrodynamics (XMHD) model, which is a two-fluid model expressed …
Extended Magnetohydrodynamics (XMHD) model, which is a two-fluid model expressed …
Intense whistler-frequency emissions at the pedestal collapse in KSTAR H-mode plasmas
The edge confinement barrier of high-confinement mode (H-mode) plasma involves a
variety of plasma waves alongside with fluid instabilities and collective particle transport …
variety of plasma waves alongside with fluid instabilities and collective particle transport …
Magnetic reconnection in astrophysical environments
Magnetic reconnection is a process that changes magnetic field topology in highly
conducting fluids. Traditionally, magnetic reconnection was associated mostly with solar …
conducting fluids. Traditionally, magnetic reconnection was associated mostly with solar …
Effect of driving frequency on excitation of turbulence in a kinetic plasma
The effect of driving frequency on the efficiency of turbulence generation through magnetic
forcing is studied using kinetic hybrid simulations with fully kinetic ions and fluid electrons …
forcing is studied using kinetic hybrid simulations with fully kinetic ions and fluid electrons …