Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
Aug 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009jgra..11408201k&link_type=abstract
Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 114, Issue A8, CiteID A08201
Physics
Plasma Physics
1
Space Plasma Physics: Magnetic Reconnection (2723, 7526), Space Plasma Physics: Transport Processes, Space Weather: Magnetic Storms (2788), Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetotail, Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetic Reconnection (7526, 7835)
Scientific paper
The relevance of magnetic reconnection in the frame of space plasmas is mainly due to the energy conversion taking place during this process. We address our investigations within this article to the energy budget of the reconnection process and focus our research on the conversion of magnetic energy into kinetic plasma energy and the spatial redistribution of the energy density. Using a time-dependent MHD reconnection model for an incompressible plasma, we derive the amount of released kinetic plasma energy and identify regions of enhanced an decreased magnetic field energy. The decrease of magnetic field energy in the wake of the outflowing plasma regions is compensated by a field energy enhancement above and below the outflow regions. This field energy is two times higher than the kinetic energy inside the plasma flow regions and gets removed from the reconnection site together with the plasma flow.
Biernat Helfried K.
Kiehas S. A.
Semenov Vladimir S.
No associations
LandOfFree
Energy budget of the reconnection process does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Energy budget of the reconnection process, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Energy budget of the reconnection process will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-834119