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 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

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

scholarly journals Strongly localized magnetic reconnection by the super-Alfvénic shear flow

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 080701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Hsin Liu ◽  
M. Hesse ◽  
F. Guo ◽  
H. Li ◽  
T. K. M. Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Shear Flow ◽  
Magnetic Reconnection

Magnetic reconnection in the presence of sheared plasma flow: Intermediate shock formation

1994 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 706-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. La Belle‐Hamer ◽  
A. Otto ◽  
L. C. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Plasma Flow ◽  
Shock Formation ◽  
Intermediate Shock

scholarly journals Magnetic field generation, Weibel-mediated collisionless shocks, and magnetic reconnection in colliding laser-produced plasmas

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (A29A) ◽  
pp. 329-332
Author(s):  
W. Fox ◽  
A. Bhattacharjee ◽  
G. Fiksel
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Magnetic Reconnection ◽  
Magnetic Energy ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Laboratory Astrophysics ◽  
Shock Acceleration ◽  
Shock Formation ◽  
Magnetic Field Generation ◽  
Temperature Plasma

AbstractColliding plasmas are ubiquitous in astrophysical environments and allow conversion of kinetic energy into heat and, most importantly, the acceleration of particles to extremely high energies to form the cosmic ray spectrum. In collisionless astrophysical plasmas, kinetic plasma processes govern the interaction and particle acceleration processes, including shock formation, self-generation of magnetic fields by kinetic plasma instabilities, and magnetic field compression and reconnection. How each of these contribute to the observed spectra of cosmic rays is not fully understood, in particular both shock acceleration processes and magnetic reconnection have been proposed. We will review recent results of laboratory astrophysics experiments conducted at high-power, inertial-fusion-class laser facilities, which have uncovered significant results relevant to these processes. Recent experiments have now observed the long-sought Weibel instability between two interpenetrating high temperature plasma plumes, which has been proposed to generate the magnetic field necessary for shock formation in unmagnetized regimes. Secondly, magnetic reconnection has been studied in systems of colliding plasmas using either self-generated magnetic fields or externally applied magnetic fields, and show extremely fast reconnection rates, indicating fast destruction of magnetic energy and further possibilities to accelerate particles. Finally, we highlight kinetic plasma simulations, which have proven to be essential tools in the design and interpretation of these experiments.

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