The dependence of magnetic reconnection on plasma β and magnetic shear: Evidence from solar wind observations

Astrophysical Journal Letters

Volumn 719, Issue 2 PART 2, 2010, Pages

  Phan, T D ^a   Gosling, J T ^b   Paschmann, G ^c   Pasma, C ^a   Drake, J F ^d   Oieroset M ^a   Larson, D ^a   Lin, R P ^a,e   Davis, M S ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^f Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic fields; Magnetic reconnection; Plasmas; Solar wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649790284     PISSN: 20418205     EISSN: 20418213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/719/2/L199     Document Type: Article

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