A current filamentation mechanism for breaking magnetic field lines during reconnection

Nature

Volumn 474, Issue 7350, 2011, Pages 184-187

  Che, H ^a   Drake, J F ^b   Swisdak, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSIPATION; DRAG; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON; ENERGY BUDGET; LABORATORY METHOD; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOMENTUM; SATELLITE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 79958268853     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature10091     Document Type: Article

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