Why Is Reconnection in the Solar Wind so Different than in Other Environments?

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作者：

Karimabadi, H. ^{[1
]}

Roytershteyn, V. ^{[2
]}

Daughton, W. ^{[2
]}

Gosling, J. T. ^{[3
]}

Scudder, J. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[2] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA

[3] Univ Colorado, Atmospher & Space Phys Lab, Boulder, CO 80303 USA

[4] Univ Iowa, Dept Phys & Astron, Iowa City, IA 52242 USA

来源：

PICKUP IONS THROUGHOUT THE HELIOSPHERE AND BEYOND | 2010年 / 1302卷

关键词：

Magnetic reconnection; solar wind; exhaust; fossil site; MAGNETIC RECONNECTION;

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中图分类号：

P1 [天文学];

学科分类号：

0704 ;

摘要：

Studies of reconnection in the solar wind led by Gosling and collaborators have revealed surprising results that are posing serious challenges to current theoretical understanding of the reconnection process. These include presence of prolonged quasi-steady reconnection, low magnetic shear angles, and no substantial particle acceleration. Here we put forth the conjecture that many of the solar wind exhaust events may be fossil sites. We explore the viability of this possibility using full particle simulations.

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页码：198 / +

页数：2

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