Formation of Electron Holes and Particle Energization D […]
Formation of Electron Holes and Particle Energization During Magnetic Reconnection。本词条依据上传的论文目录整理，未对论文元数据及引用次数作独立核实。
基本信息
- 作者：J F Drake,M Swisdak,C Cattell,M A Shay,B N Rogers,A Zeiler
- 机构：马里兰大学, 明尼苏达大学, 达特茅斯学院, 马克斯·普朗克等离子体物理学研究所
- 期刊：Science
- 年份：2003
- 引用次数（上传表记录）：379
- 关键词：磁重联
- DOI：10.1126/science.1080333
摘要
Three-dimensional particle simulations of magnetic reconnection reveal the development of turbulence driven by intense electron beams that form near the magnetic x-line and separatrices. The turbulence collapses into localized three-dimensional nonlinear structures in which the electron density is depleted. The predicted structure of these electron holes compares favorably with satellite observations at Earth's magnetopause. The birth and death of these electron holes and their associated intense electric fields lead to strong electron scattering and energization, whose understanding is critical to explaining why magnetic explosions in space release energy so quickly and produce such a large number of energetic electrons.