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Observations of Magnetic Reconnection in the Transition Region of Quasi-Parallel Shocks
| العنوان: | Observations of Magnetic Reconnection in the Transition Region of Quasi-Parallel Shocks |
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| المؤلفون: | Gingell, I., Schwartz, S. J., Eastwood, J. P., Stawarz, J. E., Burch, J. L., Ergun, R. E., Fuselier, S., Gershman, D. J., Giles, B. L., Khotyaintsev, Y. V., Lavraud, B., Lindqvist, P. -A., Paterson, W. R., Phan, T. D., Russell, C. T., Strangeway, R. J., Torbert, R. B., Wilder, F. |
| سنة النشر: | 2019 |
| المجموعة: | Physics (Other) |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Physics - Space Physics, Physics - Plasma Physics |
| الوصف: | Using observations of Earth's bow shock by the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, we show for the first time that active magnetic reconnection is occurring at current sheets embedded within the quasi-parallel shock's transition layer. We observe an electron jet and heating but no ion response, suggesting we have observed an electron-only mode. The lack of ion response is consistent with simulations showing reconnection onset on sub-ion timescales. We also discuss the impact of electron heating in shocks via reconnection. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1029/2018GL081804 |
| URL الوصول: | http://arxiv.org/abs/1901.01076 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsarx.1901.01076 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | arXiv |
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