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Analysis of time-dependent reconnection in compressible plasmas. / Semenov, Vladimir S.; Drobysh, Oxana A.; Heyn, Martin F.
In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Vol. 103, No. A6, 98JA00677, 01.01.1998, p. 11863-11873.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Analysis of time-dependent reconnection in compressible plasmas
AU - Semenov, Vladimir S.
AU - Drobysh, Oxana A.
AU - Heyn, Martin F.
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - Time-dependent Petschek-type reconnection including moving shock waves and discontinuities in a compressible plasma is studied. Reconnection is initiated by a dissipative electric field pulse along a reconnection line and generates nonlinear; perturbations propagating along an initial current sheet. The induced linear wave perturbations in the adjacent half-spaces are obtained analytically in the form of a convolution integral. The results are evaluated for typical dayside magnetopause parameters and presented for comparison with observations of dayside reconnection events.
AB - Time-dependent Petschek-type reconnection including moving shock waves and discontinuities in a compressible plasma is studied. Reconnection is initiated by a dissipative electric field pulse along a reconnection line and generates nonlinear; perturbations propagating along an initial current sheet. The induced linear wave perturbations in the adjacent half-spaces are obtained analytically in the form of a convolution integral. The results are evaluated for typical dayside magnetopause parameters and presented for comparison with observations of dayside reconnection events.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0012425599
VL - 103
SP - 11863
EP - 11873
JO - Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
JF - Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences
SN - 0148-0227
IS - A6
M1 - 98JA00677
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