Structure of the magnetotail current: Kinetic simulation and comparison with satellite observations

Structure of the magnetotail current: Kinetic simulation and comparison with satellite observations

The results of a three‐dimensional kinetic simulation of a Harris current sheet are used to show and reproduce the ISEE‐1/2, Geotail, and Cluster observations of the magnetotail current sheet structure. Current sheet flapping, current density bifurcation, and reconnection are explained as the result...

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Published in:Geophysical research letters Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. L06801 - n/a
Main Authors: Ricci, Paolo, Lapenta, Giovanni, Brackbill, J. U.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union 01-03-2004
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:
Magnetic reconnection
Magnetospheric Physics
Magnetotail
Numerical modeling
Numerical simulation studies
Plasma sheet
Space Plasma Physics
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Summary:The results of a three‐dimensional kinetic simulation of a Harris current sheet are used to show and reproduce the ISEE‐1/2, Geotail, and Cluster observations of the magnetotail current sheet structure. Current sheet flapping, current density bifurcation, and reconnection are explained as the results of the evolution of a Harris current sheet, where lower‐hybrid drift, kink, and tearing instabilities are involved.
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ISSN:0094-8276
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DOI:10.1029/2003GL019207