Particle energization in 3D magnetic reconnection of relativistic pair plasmas

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Liu, Wei ^a,c   Li, Hui ^a,d   Yin, Lin ^a   Albright, B J ^a   Bowers, K J ^a,e   Liang, Edison P ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d Center for Magnetic Self Organization   (United States)

^e D E SHAW RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PARTICLES; ENERGIZATION; GUIDE FIELD; HARRIS EQUILIBRIUM; INITIAL CONFIGURATION; KINK INSTABILITY; KINK MODES; LARGE AMPLITUDE; MAGNETIC ISLAND; MAGNETIC RECONNECTIONS; NONTHERMAL; PAIR PLASMA; PARTICLE ACCELERATION; PARTICLE-IN-CELL SIMULATIONS; SPATIALLY VARYING ELECTRIC FIELD; TEARING INSTABILITY; TEARING MODES; THERMALIZING; VERTICAL MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ASTROPHYSICS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MAGNETIC BUBBLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PARTICLE ACCELERATOR ACCESSORIES; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; STABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 79958824372     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3589304     Document Type: Article

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