The Acceleration of Charged Particles and Formation of Power-law Energy Spectra in Nonrelativistic Magnetic Reconnection

Autor:	Li, Xiaocan, Guo, Fan, Liu, Yi-Hsin
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Physics - Plasma Physics Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Physics - Space Physics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
DOI:	10.1063/5.0047644
Popis:	Magnetic reconnection is a primary driver of particle acceleration processes in space and astrophysical plasmas. Understanding how particles are accelerated and the resulting particle energy spectra is among the central topics in reconnection studies. We review recent advances in addressing this problem in nonrelativistic reconnection that is relevant to space and solar plasmas and beyond. We focus on particle acceleration mechanisms, particle transport due to 3D reconnection physics, and their roles in forming power-law particle energy spectra. We conclude by pointing out the challenges in studying particle acceleration and transport in a large-scale reconnection layer and the relevant issues to be addressed in the future. Comment: 38 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in Physics of Plasmas
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2104.10732 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv