The effect of magnetic topology on particle acceleration in a three-dimensional reconnecting current sheet: A test-particle approach

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-181

  Zharkova, V V ^a   Agapitov, O V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TARAS SHEVCHENKO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF KYIV   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PARTICLES; ACCELERATION TIME; CUTOFF ENERGIES; DIFFERENT-MAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC FIELD MAGNITUDE; ELECTRON ENERGY SPECTRUM; ENERGY SPECTRA; EQUATION OF MOTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC COMPONENTS; MAGNETIC FIELD COMPONENTS; MAGNETIC FIELD TOPOLOGY; MAGNETIC RECONNECTIONS; MAGNETIC TOPOLOGIES; NON-NEUTRAL; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PARTICLE ACCELERATION; PARTICLE-IN-CELL; POLARIZATION FIELD; POWER-LAW; PROTON ACCELERATION; PROTON DENSITY; RECONNECTING CURRENT SHEETS; TEST-PARTICLE APPROACH; THERMAL FLOWS; TWO BEAMS;

ACCELERATION; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MAGNETIC BUBBLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PARTICLE ACCELERATOR ACCESSORIES; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA STABILITY; POLARIZATION; PROTONS; SPECTROSCOPY; TOPOLOGY;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 69749122798     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: 14697807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002237780800771X     Document Type: Article

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