How do field-aligned currents influence plasma flows? Laboratory and space plasma experiments
| Autor: | Boris G. Gavrilov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Atmospheric Science 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Field (physics) Aerospace Engineering Magnetosphere Astronomy and Astrophysics Plasma Space (mathematics) 01 natural sciences Magnetic field Computational physics Coupling (physics) Geophysics Space and Planetary Science Physics::Space Physics 0103 physical sciences General Earth and Planetary Sciences Astrophysical plasma Ionosphere 010303 astronomy & astrophysics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Advances in Space Research. 68:1890-1901 |
| ISSN: | 0273-1177 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.asr.2021.04.030 |
| Popis: | It is known that the electrodynamic coupling of plasma flows with a magnetic field and background plasma leads to the generation of field-aligned currents that cause many effects in the auroral regions of the Earth during magnetic storms and sub-storms. Much less is known about the influence of field-aligned currents on the dynamics and evolution of plasma flows themselves. The study of this effect in space is complicated by the scale of the phenomenon and requires simultaneous measurements in various regions of the magnetosphere and ionosphere using a large number of satellites. In addition, taking into account the non-stationary nature of these processes, an extremely complex and expensive experiment must be carried out over a long time period. At the same time, such studies can be quite effective in controlled laboratory and ionospheric plasma experiments. This review is devoted to exploring how the generation and evolution of field-aligned currents influences the state and dynamics of plasma flows moving in the magnetic field. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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