Abstract
The scaling of the reconnection electric field was determined in a collisionless plasma for a model of forced reconnection. An analytical expression for the length of the reconnection layer was obtained and its dependencies on local plasma and global parameters were identified. A nonlinear Hall magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) simulation was used to test analytical scaling relations.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 265003 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2650031-2650034 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 26 |
| State | Published - Dec 24 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy