The role of the Weibel instability at the reconnection jet front in relativistic pair plasma reconnection

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Zenitani, S ^a   Hesse, M ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARTICLE BEAMS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CONTACT DISCONTINUITY; RECONNECTION JETS; RELATIVISTIC PAIR PLASMAS; WEIBEL INSTABILITY;

PLASMA STABILITY;

EID: 40149092347     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2836623     Document Type: Article

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