Collisionless reconnection: Mechanism of self-ignition in thin current sheets

Treumann, R. A., R. Nakamura, and W. Baumjohann (2010), Collisionless reconnection: Mechanism of self-ignition in thin current sheets, arXiv:1004.3992, 8 printed journal pages, prepared for Annales Geophysicae.

Abstract

The spontaneous onset of magnetic reconnection in thin collisionless current sheets is shown to result from a thermal-anisotropy driven magnetic Weibel-mode, generating seed-magnetic field {\sf X}-points in the centre of the current layer.

Further information

• http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.3992

BibTeX

@article{id1548,
  author = {R. A. Treumann and R. Nakamura and W. Baumjohann},
  journal = {arXiv:1004.3992},
  month = {apr},
  note = {8 printed journal pages, prepared for Annales Geophysicae},
  title = {{Collisionless reconnection: Mechanism of self-ignition in thin current sheets}},
  year = {2010},
  url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.3992},
}

EndNote

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%A Nakamura, R.
%A Baumjohann, W.
%D 2010
%J arXiv:1004.3992
%Z 8 printed journal pages, prepared for Annales Geophysicae
%T Collisionless reconnection: Mechanism of self-ignition in thin current sheets
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.3992
%8 apr