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Magnetic Reconnection in a Compressible MHD PlasmaUsing steady-state resistive MHD, magnetic reconnection is reinvestigated for conditions of high resistivity/low magnetic Reynolds number, when the thickness of the diffusion region is no longer small compared to its length. Implicit expressions for the reconnection rate and other reconnection parameters are derived based on the requirements of mass, momentum, and energy conservation. These expressions are solved via simple iterative procedures. Implications specifically for low Reynolds number/high resistivity are being discussed
Document ID
20120009866
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Hesse, Michael
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Birn, Joachim
(Los Alamos National Lab. NM, United States)
Zenitani, Seiji
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
April 27, 2011
Publication Information
Publication: Physics of Plasmas
Volume: 18
Issue: 4
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
GSFC.JA.00302.2012
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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