Time evolution of the electron diffusion region and the reconnection rate in fully kinetic and large system

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2006, Pages

  Fujimoto, Keizo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DIFFUSION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRON BEAMS; HALL EFFECT; KINETIC THEORY;

KINETIC SIMULATIONS; MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; RECONNECTION RATE; SPLITTING ALGORITHM;

PLASMA THEORY;

EID: 33746902423     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2220534     Document Type: Article

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