scholarly journals Switch-off slow shock/rotational discontinuity structures in collisionless magnetic reconnection: What to look for in satellite observations

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 3447-3455 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Innocenti ◽  
E. Cazzola ◽  
R. Mistry ◽  
J. P. Eastwood ◽  
M. V. Goldman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Satellite Observations ◽  
Slow Shock ◽  
Rotational Discontinuity

scholarly journals Quasi-separatrix Layers Induced by Ballooning Instability in Near-Earth Magnetotail

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Zhu ◽  
Zechen Wang ◽  
Jun Chen ◽  
Xingting Yan ◽  
Rui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Solar Physics ◽  
Close Correlation ◽  
Satellite Observations ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Ballooning Instability ◽  
3D Geometry ◽  
Alternative Means

Abstract. Magnetic reconnection processes in the near-Earth magnetotail can be highly 3-dimensional (3D) in geometry and dynamics, even though the magnetotail configuration itself is nearly two dimensional due to the symmetry in the dusk-dawn direction. Such reconnection processes can be induced by the 3D dynamics of nonlinear ballooning instability. In this work, we explore the global 3D geometry of the reconnection process induced by ballooning instability in the near-Earth magnetotail by examining the distribution of quasi-separatrix layers associated with plasmoid formation in the entire 3D domain of magnetotail configuration, using an algorithm previously developed in context of solar physics. The 3D distribution of quasi-separatrix layers (QSLs) as well as their evolution directly follows the plasmoid formation during the nonlinear development of ballooning instability in both time and space. Such a close correlation demonstrates a strong coupling between the ballooning and the corresponding reconnection processes. It further confirms the intrinsic 3D nature of the ballooning-induced plasmoid formation and reconnection processes, in both geometry and dynamics. In addition, the reconstruction of the 3D QSL geometry may provide an alternative means for identifying the location and timing of 3D reconnection sites in magnetotail from both numerical simulations and satellite observations.

Bursty magnetic reconnection under slow shock-generated whistler waves

2014 ◽  
Vol 119 (9) ◽  
pp. 7495-7500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. W. Ma ◽  
L. N. Wu ◽  
L. J. Li ◽  
L. C. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Whistler Waves ◽  
Slow Shock

Double discontinuity: A compound structure of slow shock and rotational discontinuity

1998 ◽  
Vol 103 (A4) ◽  
pp. 6513-6520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. C. Whang ◽  
J. Zhou ◽  
R. P. Lepping ◽  
A. Szabo ◽  
D. Fairfield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Compound Structure ◽  
Slow Shock ◽  
Rotational Discontinuity

Recent studies in satellite observations of three-dimensional magnetic reconnection

2007 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
ChiJie Xiao ◽  
XiaoGang Wang ◽  
ZuYin Pu ◽  
ZhiWei Ma ◽  
Hui Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Satellite Observations

scholarly journals Slow shock formation and structure with sub-Alfvénic shear flow in magnetic reconnection

2012 ◽  
Vol 117 (A6) ◽  
pp. n/a-n/a ◽  
Author(s):  
L. J. Li ◽  
X. Zhang ◽  
L. C. Wang ◽  
Z. W. Ma
Keyword(s):  
Shear Flow ◽  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Shock Formation ◽  
Slow Shock

scholarly journals Formation of a compound slow shock-rotational discontinuity structure

2000 ◽  
Vol 105 (A6) ◽  
pp. 13045-13053 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. C. Lee ◽  
B. H. Wu ◽  
J. K. Chao ◽  
C. H. Lin ◽  
Y. Li
Keyword(s):  
Slow Shock ◽  
Rotational Discontinuity ◽  
Discontinuity Structure
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