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physics.plasm-ph2016★ 160 cited
General Theory of the Plasmoid Instability
L. Comisso, M. Lingam, Y. -M. Huang +1
A general theory of the onset and development of the plasmoid instability is formulated by means of a principle of least time. The scaling relations for the final aspect ratio, tra…
physics.plasm-ph2016★ 65 cited
Spacecraft observations and analytic theory of crescent-shaped electron distributions in asymmetric magnetic reconnection
J. Egedal, A. Le, W. Daughton +8
Supported by a kinetic simulation, we derive an exclusion energy parameter providing a lower kinetic energy bound for an electron to cross from one inflow region to the…