The distribution function f(ψ) of magnetic flux ψ in plasmoids formed in high-Lundquist-number current sheets is studied by means of an analytic phenomenological model and direct numerical simulations. The distribution function is shown to follow a power law f(ψ)∼ψ−1, which differs from other recent theoretical predictions. Physical explanations are given for the discrepant predictions of other theoretical models.
@article{arxiv.1211.6708,
title = {On the Distribution of Plasmoids In High-Lundquist-Number Magnetic Reconnection},
author = {Yi-Min Huang and A. Bhattacharjee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1211.6708},
year = {2013}
}