Kinetic simulations of x-line expansion in 3D reconnection

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Lapenta, Giovanni ^a   Krauss Varban, D ^b   Karimabadi, H ^c   Huba, J D ^d   Rudakov, L I ^e   Ricci, Paolo ^f  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Berkeley Research Associates   (United States)

^f Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAMAGNETISM; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; IONS; KINETIC THEORY;

KINETIC SIMULATION; MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; X-LINE EXPANSION;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS;

EID: 33745808736     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025124     Document Type: Article

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