Electron Holes and Heating in the Reconnection Dissipation Region
Plasma Physics
2015-05-18 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Pattern Formation and Solitons
Space Physics
Abstract
Using particle-in-cell simulations and kinetic theory, we explore the current-driven turbulence and associated electron heating in the dissipation region during 3D magnetic reconnection with a guide field. At late time the turbulence is dominated by the Buneman and lower hybrid instabilities. Both produce electron holes that co-exist but have very different propagation speeds. The associated scattering of electrons by the holes enhances electron heating in the dissipation region.
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@article{arxiv.1001.3203,
title = {Electron Holes and Heating in the Reconnection Dissipation Region},
author = {H. Che and J. F. Drake and M. Swisdak and P. H. Yoon},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1001.3203},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
14 pages, 5 figures, submitted to GRL