Plasma sheet structure in the magnetotail: kinetic simulation and comparison with satellite observations

Details Plasma sheet structure in the magnetotail: kinetic simulation and comparison with satellite observations Plasma sheet structure in the magnetotail: kinetic simulation and comparison with satellite observations

2003-08-08

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0308034v3

Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 31, No. 6, L06801 (2004)

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Plasma Physics

Submitted to Geophys. Res. Lett. (2003)

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We use the results of a three-dimensional kinetic simulation of an Harris current sheet to propose an explanation and to reproduce the ISEE-1/2, Geotail, and Cluster observations of the magnetotail current sheet structure. Current sheet flapping, current density bifurcation, and reconnection are explained as the results of the kink and tearing instabilities, which dominate the current sheet evolution.

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