Spontaneously generated flux ropes in 3-D magnetic reconnection

Autor:	Bai, Shi-Chen, Guo, Ruilong, Xiao, Yuchen, Shi, Quanqi, Yao, Zhonghua, Pu, Zuyin, Sun, Wei-jie, Degeling, Alexander W., Tian, Anmin, Rae, I. Jonathan, Yao, Shutao, Zong, Qiu-Gang, Fu, Suiyan, Bu, Yude, Russell, Christopher T., Burch, James L., Gershman, Daniel J.
Rok vydání:	2024
Předmět:	Physics - Space Physics Physics - Plasma Physics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	Magnetic reconnection is the key to explosive phenomena in the universe. The flux rope is crucial in three-dimensional magnetic reconnection theory and are commonly considered to be generated by secondary tearing mode instability. Here we show that the parallel electron flow moving toward the reconnection diffusion region can spontaneously form flux ropes. The electron flows form parallel current tubes in the separatrix region where the observational parameters suggest the tearing and Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities are suppressed. The spontaneously formed flux ropes could indicate the importance of electron dynamics in a three-dimensional reconnection region. Comment: 21 pages, 7 figures
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12717 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv