Anomalous Electric Fields Inside a Dense Plasma of a Current Sheet

1996 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 667-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Frank ◽  
V. P. Gavrilenko ◽  
Y. A. O. Ispolatov ◽  
N. P. Kyrie ◽  
E. Oks
Keyword(s):  
Current Sheet ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Dense Plasma ◽  
A Current

Estimation of electromagnetic field in air by a magnetic dipole in the sea based on a current sheet model

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 709-718
Author(s):  
Honglei Wang ◽  
Kunde Yang ◽  
Kun Zheng ◽  
Yixin Yang ◽  
Yuanliang Ma
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Current Sheet ◽  
Magnetic Dipole ◽  
A Current

scholarly journals Electric fields and double layers in plasmas

1987 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nagendra Singh ◽  
H. Thiemann ◽  
R. W. Schunk
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Current Sheet ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Sheet Thickness ◽  
High Density ◽  
Effective Length ◽  
Double Layers ◽  
Low Density ◽  
Ambient Magnetic Field ◽  
Cold Plasmas

Various mechanisms for driving double layers in plasmas are briefly described, including applied potential drops, currents, contact potentials, and plasma expansions. Some dynamic features of the double layers are discussed. These features, as seen in simulations, laboratory experiments and theory, indicate that double layers and the currents through them undergo slow oscillations, which are determined by the ion transit time across an effective length of the system in which the double layers form. It is shown that a localized potential dip forms at the low potential end of a double layer, which interrupts the electron current through it according to the Langmuir criterion, whenever the ion flux into the double is disrupted. The generation of electric fields perpendicular to the ambient magnetic field by contact potentials is also discussed. Two different situations have been considered; in one, a low-density hot plasma is sandwiched between high-density cold plasmas, while in the other a high-density current sheet permeates a low-density background plasma. Perpendicular electric fields develop near the contact surfaces. In the case of the current sheet, the creation of parallel electric fields and the formation of double layers are also discussed when the current sheet thickness is varied. Finally, the generation of electric fields (parallel to an ambient magnetic field) and double layers in an expanding plasma are discussed.

Propagation of a shock wave across a current sheet without reflection

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 463-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. D. Kovalevskaya
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Current Sheet ◽  
A Current

Statistics on Jupiter's Current Sheet with Juno Data: Geometry, Magnetic Fields and Energetic Particles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Yang Liu ◽  
Qiu-Gang Zong ◽  
Michel Blanc
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Current Sheet ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Heavy Ions ◽  
Particle Interaction ◽  
The Other ◽  
Gaussian Functions ◽  
Fixed Energy ◽  
Thin Current Sheet ◽  
A Current

<p>Jupiter's magnetosphere contains a current sheet of huge size near its equator. The current sheet not only mediates the global mass and energy cycles of Jupiter's magnetosphere, but also provides an occurring place for many localized dynamic processes, such as reconnection and wave-particle interaction. To correctly evaluate its role in these processes, a statistical description of the current sheet is required. To this end, here we conduct statistics on Jupiter's current sheet, with four-year Juno data recorded in the 20-100 Jupiter radii, post-midnight magnetosphere. The results suggest a thin current sheet whose thickness is comparable with the gyro-radius of dominant ions. Magnetic fields in the current sheet decrease in power-law with increasing radial distances. At fixed energy, the flux of electrons and protons increases with decreasing radial distances. On the other hand, at fixed radial distances, the flux decreases in power-law with increasing energy. The flux also varies with the distances to the current sheet center. The corresponding relationship can be well described by Gaussian functions peaking at the current sheet center. In addition, the statistics show the flux of oxygen- and sulfur-group ions is comparable with the flux of protons at the same energy and radial distances, indicating the non-negligible effects of heavy ions on current sheet dynamics. From these results, a statistical model of Jupiter's current sheet is constructed, which provides us with a start point of understanding the dynamics of the whole Jupiter's magnetosphere.</p>

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