Kinetic simulations of the coupling between current instabilities and reconnection in thin current sheets
We investigate the coupling between current and tearing instability modes of a thin current sheet using the particle code GISMO. We identify pure tearing modes (k<sub>x</sub>≠ 0), instabilities in the current flow direction (k<sub>y</sub>≠ 0) and general 3D reconnection modes...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2000-01-01
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| Series: | Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics |
| Online Access: | http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/7/141/2000/npg-7-141-2000.pdf |