Coupling between reconnection and Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities in collisionless plasmas

In a collisionless plasma, when reconnection instability takes place, strong shear flows may develop. Under appropriate conditions these shear flows become unstable to the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Here, we investigate the coupling between these instabilities in the framework of a four-field mod...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteurs: D. Grasso, D. Borgogno, F. Pegoraro, E. Tassi
Formaat: Artikel
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Copernicus Publications 2009-04-01
Reeks:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online toegang:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/16/241/2009/npg-16-241-2009.pdf