Distribution of plasmoids in high-lundquist-number magnetic reconnection

Yi Min Huang; A. Bhattacharjee

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.265002

Distribution of plasmoids in high-lundquist-number magnetic reconnection

Yi Min Huang
, A. Bhattacharjee

Astrophysical Sciences

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The distribution function f(ψ) of magnetic flux ψ in plasmoids formed in high-Lundquist-number current sheets is studied by means of an analytic phenomenological model and direct numerical simulations. The distribution function is shown to follow a power law f(ψ)∼ψ ^-1, which differs from other recent theoretical predictions. Physical explanations are given for the discrepant predictions of other theoretical models.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	265002
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	109
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.265002
State	Published - Dec 27 2012

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