Magnetic reconnection within MHD-scale Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices triggered by electron inertial effects

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 522-526

  Nakamura, T K M ^a   Fujimoto, M ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron; Kelvin Helmholtz; MHD; Reconnection; Two fluid; Vortex

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ; RECONNECTION; TWO FLUID; VORTEX;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33645995447     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.01.057     Document Type: Article

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