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Magnetic double-gradient instability and flapping waves in a current sheet. / Erkaev, N. V.; Semenov, V. S.; Biernat, H. K.
в: Physical Review Letters, Том 99, № 23, 235003, 07.12.2007.Результаты исследований: Научные публикации в периодических изданиях › статья › Рецензирование
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Magnetic double-gradient instability and flapping waves in a current sheet
AU - Erkaev, N. V.
AU - Semenov, V. S.
AU - Biernat, H. K.
PY - 2007/12/7
Y1 - 2007/12/7
N2 - A new kind of magnetohydrodynamic instability and waves are analyzed for a current sheet in the presence of a small normal magnetic field component varying along the sheet. These waves and instability are related to the existence of two gradients of the tangential (Bτ) and normal (Bn) magnetic field components along the normal (nBτ) and tangential (τBn) directions with respect to the current sheet. The current sheet can be stable or unstable if the multiplication of two magnetic gradients is positive or negative. In the stable region, the kinklike wave mode is interpreted as so-called flapping waves observed in Earth's magnetotail current sheet. The kink wave group velocity estimated for the Earth's current sheet is of the order of a few tens of kilometers per second. This is in good agreement with the observations of the flapping motions of the magnetotail current sheet.
AB - A new kind of magnetohydrodynamic instability and waves are analyzed for a current sheet in the presence of a small normal magnetic field component varying along the sheet. These waves and instability are related to the existence of two gradients of the tangential (Bτ) and normal (Bn) magnetic field components along the normal (nBτ) and tangential (τBn) directions with respect to the current sheet. The current sheet can be stable or unstable if the multiplication of two magnetic gradients is positive or negative. In the stable region, the kinklike wave mode is interpreted as so-called flapping waves observed in Earth's magnetotail current sheet. The kink wave group velocity estimated for the Earth's current sheet is of the order of a few tens of kilometers per second. This is in good agreement with the observations of the flapping motions of the magnetotail current sheet.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.235003
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.235003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36849079822
VL - 99
JO - Physical Review Letters
JF - Physical Review Letters
SN - 0031-9007
IS - 23
M1 - 235003
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