Physics
Scientific paper
Dec 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004agufmsm53b0407r&link_type=abstract
American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2004, abstract #SM53B-0407
Physics
7835 Magnetic Reconnection, 7843 Numerical Simulation Studies, 2700 Magnetospheric Physics
Scientific paper
Two (2D) and three (3D) dimensional Hall magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations are used to study the dependence of a guide field on magnetic reconnection. The 2D simulations are run until a steady state is achieved for B gf/B0 = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 5.0 where B gf is the guide field and B0 is the reversed field. It is found that the reconnection rate and plasma energization are reduced for increasing guide field strength. This is caused by a J × B force associated with Hall currents and the guide field that reduce the inflow and outflow velocities. However, the reconnection rate and plasma energization are only reduced by a factor of 2 for B gf = 5 B0. Additionally, the quadrupole field associated with Hall reconnection is eliminated for B gf ≃ B0/3. The 3D simulations demonstrate asymmetric development of a reconnection line [similar to the no guide field case reported by Huba and Rudakov (2002)], as well as the development of a (braided) magnetic flux tube. Applications to magnetospheric plasmas are discussed. Huba, J.D. and L.I. Rudakov, Phys. Plasmas 9, 4435 (2002). Research supported by NASA and ONR.
Huba J.
Rudakov Leonid
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