Coalescence of Macroscopic Magnetic Islands and Electron Acceleration from STEREO Observation
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental plasma process. Recent theoretical studies and numerical simulations have suggested that electrons can be efficiently accelerated in contracting magnetic islands and when magnetic islands coalesce. Using data from the STEREO spacecraft, we report in this articl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Physical Review X |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.2.021015 |