TY - JOUR

T1 - Energy balance during bursty reconnection

AU - Semenov, V. S.

AU - Volkonskaya, N. N.

AU - Biernat, H. K.

PY - 2000/3/9

Y1 - 2000/3/9

N2 - In this paper we study the energy budget during magnetic reconnection. To this end, we concentrate on time-varying reconnection. Our considerations are based on the generalization of the Petschek model for a time varying reconnection rate. For the sake of simplicity, we consider a 2D asymmetric current sheet configuration with an incompressible plasma. Under these circumstances, the reconnection problem can be formulated in an analytical way, and a particularly clear insight can be gained. It turns out that as a result of the fast motion of the outflow region, magnetic energy is accumulated external to its leading front, whereas it is rarefied in the wake region.

AB - In this paper we study the energy budget during magnetic reconnection. To this end, we concentrate on time-varying reconnection. Our considerations are based on the generalization of the Petschek model for a time varying reconnection rate. For the sake of simplicity, we consider a 2D asymmetric current sheet configuration with an incompressible plasma. Under these circumstances, the reconnection problem can be formulated in an analytical way, and a particularly clear insight can be gained. It turns out that as a result of the fast motion of the outflow region, magnetic energy is accumulated external to its leading front, whereas it is rarefied in the wake region.

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U2 - 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)01092-3

DO - 10.1016/S0273-1177(99)01092-3

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0040954555

VL - 26

SP - 561

EP - 564

JO - Advances in Space Research

JF - Advances in Space Research

SN - 0273-1177

IS - 3

ER -