Explosive Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
2015-06-16 v1 Plasma Physics
Abstract
We report simulation results for turbulent magnetic reconnection obtained using a newly developed Reynolds-averaged magnetohydrodynamics model. We find that the initial Harris current sheet develops in three ways, depending on the strength of turbulence: laminar reconnection, turbulent reconnection, and turbulent diffusion. The turbulent reconnection explosively converts the magnetic field energy into both kinetic and thermal energy of plasmas, and generates open fast reconnection jets. This fast turbulent reconnection is achieved by the localization of turbulent diffusion. Additionally, localized structure forms through the interaction of the mean field and turbulence.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1305.6695,
title = {Explosive Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection},
author = {Katsuaki Higashimori and Nobumitsu Yokoi and Masahiro Hoshino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.6695},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
4 pages, 4 figures, accepted by PRL