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astro-ph.SR2012★ 9 cited
Scaling of the growth rate of magnetic islands in the heliosheath
K. M. Schoeffler, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak
Current sheets thinner than the ion inertial length are unstable to the tearing instability and will develop magnetic islands that grow due to magnetic reconnection. We investigate…
astro-ph.SR2011★ 47 cited
The effects of plasma beta and anisotropy instabilities on the dynamics of reconnecting magnetic fields in the heliosheath
K. M. Schoeffler, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak
The plasma β (the ratio of the plasma pressure to the magnetic pressure) of a system can have a large effect on its dynamics as high β enhances the effects of pressure anisotropies…
astro-ph.SR2011★ 92 cited
Is the magnetic field in the heliosheath laminar or a turbulent bath of bubbles?
M. Opher, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak +4
All the current global models of the heliosphere are based on the assumption that the magnetic field in the heliosheath, in the region close to the heliopause is laminar. We argue…