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Explosive coalescence of magnetic islandsSimulation results from both the EM collisionless particle code and the MHD particle code reveal an explosive reconnection process associated with nonlinear evolution of the coalescence instability. The explosive coalescence is a self-similar process of magnetic collapse, and ensuing amplitude oscillations in the magnetic and electrostatic energies and temperatures are modeled by an equation of motion for the scale factor in the Sagdeev potential. This phenomenon may explain the rapid energy release of a certain class of solar flares during their impulsive phase.
Document ID
19870044054
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Tajima, T.
(Texas, University Austin, United States)
Sakai, J.-I.
(Toyama University Japan)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume: PS-14
ISSN: 0093-3813
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Accession Number
87A31328
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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