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The topology of guiding center orbits in a linear magnetic cusp (2001)

Egedal, J. ; Fasoli, A.

[S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Physics of Plasmas 8 (2001), S. 4042-4052

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ISSN: 1089-7674

Source: AIP Digital Archive

Topics: Physics

Notes: Particle orbits for a linear magnetic cusp configuration, characteristic for magnetic reconnection, are analyzed within the guiding center approximation. A class of particle orbits encircling the magnetic X-line is identified and the orbit phase space partition is obtained and characterized as a function of dimensionless parameters controlling the orbit topology. The large majority of particles are found to be trapped in the direction of the X-line implying large neoclassical corrections to the plasma resistivity. This may be the key in explaining the high rates of collisionless magnetic reconnection observed in nature. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.

Type of Medium: Electronic Resource

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1388033

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