Measurement of the Current Sheet during Magnetic Reconnection in a Toroidal Plasma

N. A. Crocker; G. Fiksel; S. C. Prager; J. S. Sarff

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.035003

Measurement of the Current Sheet during Magnetic Reconnection in a Toroidal Plasma

N. A. Crocker, G. Fiksel, S. C. Prager, J. S. Sarff

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The current and magnetic-field fluctuations associated with magnetic-field-line reconnection have been measured in the reversed field pinch plasma configuration. The current sheet resulting from this reconnection has been measured. The current layer is radially broad, comparable to a magnetic-island width, as may be expected from current transport along magnetic-field lines. It is much larger than that predicted by resistive MHD for linear tearing modes and larger than prediction from two-fluid linear theory.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4
Number of pages	1
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	90
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.035003
State	Published - 2003

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