Magnetic reconnection in a force-free plasma: Simulations of micro- and macroinstabilities

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 347-356

  Nishimura, Kazumi ^a   Gary, S Peter ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Colgate, Stirling A ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; ELECTROSTATICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PINCH EFFECT;

FORCE-FREE PLASMAS;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 0037329470     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1536168     Document Type: Article

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