Resistive scales for collisionless reconnection in space plasma
Space Physics
2009-02-03 v1
Abstract
We derive restrictions on collisional reconnection under the conditions in near-Earth space. The arguments are based on the precise definition and estimates of the resistive scale at the ion inertial site in collisionless reconnection, i.e. in the so-called `ion diffusion region' which is the region of Hall-current flow.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0902.0123,
title = {Resistive scales for collisionless reconnection in space plasma},
author = {R. A. Treumann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0902.0123},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
5 pages, 1 figure, LaTex manuscript submitted for publication to EPL