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Inverse reconstruction technique based on time-dependent Petschek-type reconnection model : First application to THEMIS magnetotail observations. / Ivanova, V.; Liu, J.; Kiehas, S.; Semenov, V.; Biernat, H.

In: Annales Geophysicae, Vol. 27, No. 12, 28.12.2009, p. 4369-4377.

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Ivanova, V. ; Liu, J. ; Kiehas, S. ; Semenov, V. ; Biernat, H. / Inverse reconstruction technique based on time-dependent Petschek-type reconnection model : First application to THEMIS magnetotail observations. In: Annales Geophysicae. 2009 ; Vol. 27, No. 12. pp. 4369-4377.

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abstract = "We apply the inverse reconstruction technique based on the two-dimensional time-dependent Petschek-type reconnection model to a dual bipolar magnetic structure observed by THEMIS B probe in the Earth's magnetotail during a substorm on 22 February 2008 around 04:35 UT. The technique exploits the recorded bipolar magnetic field variation as an input and provides the reconnection electric field and the location of the X-line as an output. As a result of the technique application, we get (1) the electric field, reaching ∼1.1 mV/m at the maximum and consisting of two successive pulses with total duration of ∼6 min, and (2) the approximate X-line position located in the magnetotail between 18 and 20 RE.",
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