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Thermodynamics of Shear Equilibration During Magnetic Reconnection Onset in Mixed-Equilibrium Current Sheets
Dominic Payne, Marc Swisdak, James Drake +1
Magnetic shear across the polarity inversion line (PIL) plays an important role in the explosive nature of reconnection onset and in the equilibration of current sheets, acting as…
Probing Proton versus Electron Heating and Energization during Magnetic Reconnection
Zhiyu Yin, James F. Drake, Marc Swisdak
The mechanisms controlling the relative heating and energization of electrons and protons during magnetic reconnection are explored. Simulations are carried out with the kglobal mo…
Simultaneous Proton and Electron Energization during Macroscale Magnetic Reconnection
Zhiyu Yin, James F. Drake, Marc Swisdak
The results of simulations of magnetic reconnection accompanied by electron and proton heating and energization in a macroscale system are presented. Both species form extended pow…
Simulation Models for Exploring Magnetic Reconnection
Michael Shay, Subash Adhikari, Naoki Beesho +22
Simulations have played a critical role in the advancement of our knowledge of magnetic reconnection. However, due to the inherently multiscale nature of reconnection, it is imposs…
A Computational Model for Ion and Electron Energization during Macroscale Magnetic Reconnection
Zhiyu Yin, J. F. Drake, Marc Swisdak
A set of equations are developed that extend the macroscale magnetic reconnection simulation model kglobal to include particle ions. The extension from earlier versions of kglobal,…
Slow Shock Formation Upstream of Reconnecting Current Sheets
Harry Arnold, James Drake, Marc Swisdak +3
The formation, development and impact of slow shocks in the upstream region of reconnecting current layers are explored. Slow shocks have been documented in the upstream region of…