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The structure of the magnetic reconnection exhaust boundary
Yi-Hsin Liu, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak
The structure of shocks that form at the exhaust boundaries during collisionless reconnection of anti-parallel fields is studied using particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations and modeli…
The Acceleration of Ions in Solar Flares During Magnetic Reconnection
Kalman Knizhnik, Marc Swisdak, James F. Drake
The acceleration of solar flare ions during magnetic reconnection is explored via particle-in-cell simulations that self-consistently follow the motions of both protons and par…
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…
The effects of strong temperature anisotropy on the kinetic structure of collisionless slow shocks and reconnection exhausts. Part II: Theory
Yi-Hsin Liu, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak
Simulations of collisionless oblique propagating slow shocks have revealed the existence of a transition associated with a critical temperature anisotropy epsilon=1-mu_0(P_parallel…
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…
The effects of strong temperature anisotropy on the kinetic structure of collisionless slow shocks and reconnection exhausts. Part I: PIC simulations
Yi-Hsin Liu, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak
A 2-D Riemann problem is designed to study the development and dynamics of the slow shocks that are thought to form at the boundaries of reconnection exhausts. Simulations are carr…