Electron currents and heating in the ion diffusion region of asymmetric reconnection

Electron currents and heating in the ion diffusion region of asymmetric reconnection

Abstract In this letter the structure of the ion diffusion region of magnetic reconnection at Earth's magnetopause is investigated using the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft. The ion diffusion region is characterized by a strong DC electric field, approximately equal to the Hall elect...

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Main Authors: D. B. Graham, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, C. Norgren, A. Vaivads, M. André, P.‐A. Lindqvist, G. T. Marklund, R. E. Ergun, W. R. Paterson, D. J. Gershman, B. L. Giles, C. J. Pollock, J. C. Dorelli, L. A. Avanov, B. Lavraud, Y. Saito, W. Magnes, C. T. Russell, R. J. Strangeway, R. B. Torbert, J. L. Burch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-05-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
magnetic reconnection
electron currents
electron heating
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL068613
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