Coalescence of two magnetic flux ropes via collisional magnetic reconnection

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Furno, Ivo ^a   Intrator, Thomas P ^a   Hemsing, Erik W ^a   Hsu, Scott C ^a   Abbate, S ^a   Ricci, Paolo ^b   Lapenta, Giovanni ^a,c  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLISIONAL MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; CYLINDRICAL FLUX ROPES; ELECTRON SKIN; PLASMA RESISTIVITY;

COALESCENCE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PLASMA DENSITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MAGNETIC FLUX;

EID: 20844451402     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1894418     Document Type: Conference Paper

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