Properties of the Turbulence and Topology in a Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection
Magnetic reconnection is a crucial process responsible for energy conversion and particle acceleration in space, astrophysical, and laboratory plasmas. Turbulence and magnetic reconnection can be mutually driven, but the underlying nature of energy dissipation, intrinsic turbulence waves, and magnet...
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| author | W. Z. Zhang H. S. Fu J. B. Cao Z. Wang Y. Y. Liu |
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| description | Magnetic reconnection is a crucial process responsible for energy conversion and particle acceleration in space, astrophysical, and laboratory plasmas. Turbulence and magnetic reconnection can be mutually driven, but the underlying nature of energy dissipation, intrinsic turbulence waves, and magnetic field topologies in turbulent magnetic reconnection is still poorly understood. Here, using advanced multi-spacecraft mission and innovative methods, we provide a few new perspectives to investigate the properties of the turbulence and topology in a turbulent magnetic reconnection in the magnetotail. Our results reveal that in turbulent magnetic reconnection: (1) cyclotron resonance, an important mechanism of energy dissipation, is more effective in the core region of the reconnection than in the outflow regions; (2) energy is deposited in the form of kinetic Alfvén waves (KAWs) and fast/slow waves, with KAWs corresponding to low-frequency (ion cyclotron scale) and fast/slow waves corresponding to high-frequency (low-hybrid scale); and (3) the number of spiral nulls (O-lines) were about 3.6 times more than radial ones (X-lines), and three-dimensional structures were about 8 times more prevalent than two-dimensional ones. These findings should help us better unravel the dynamics of turbulent magnetic reconnection. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5050f5ab8927467da523f797ba0535c82023-09-03T14:29:44ZengIOP PublishingThe Astrophysical Journal1538-43572023-01-0195312310.3847/1538-4357/acdacfProperties of the Turbulence and Topology in a Turbulent Magnetic ReconnectionW. Z. Zhang0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4364-3252H. S. Fu1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-7219J. B. Cao2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5637-2976Z. Wang3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-964XY. Y. Liu4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0765-1709School of Space and Environment, Beihang University , Beijing 100191, People’s Republic of China ; huishanf@gmail.com; Key Laboratory of Space Environment Monitoring and Information Processing, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , Beijing, 100191, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Space and Environment, Beihang University , Beijing 100191, People’s Republic of China ; huishanf@gmail.com; Key Laboratory of Space Environment Monitoring and Information Processing, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , Beijing, 100191, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Space and Environment, Beihang University , Beijing 100191, People’s Republic of China ; huishanf@gmail.com; Key Laboratory of Space Environment Monitoring and Information Processing, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , Beijing, 100191, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Space and Environment, Beihang University , Beijing 100191, People’s Republic of China ; huishanf@gmail.com; Key Laboratory of Space Environment Monitoring and Information Processing, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , Beijing, 100191, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Space and Environment, Beihang University , Beijing 100191, People’s Republic of China ; huishanf@gmail.com; Key Laboratory of Space Environment Monitoring and Information Processing, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology , Beijing, 100191, People’s Republic of ChinaMagnetic reconnection is a crucial process responsible for energy conversion and particle acceleration in space, astrophysical, and laboratory plasmas. Turbulence and magnetic reconnection can be mutually driven, but the underlying nature of energy dissipation, intrinsic turbulence waves, and magnetic field topologies in turbulent magnetic reconnection is still poorly understood. Here, using advanced multi-spacecraft mission and innovative methods, we provide a few new perspectives to investigate the properties of the turbulence and topology in a turbulent magnetic reconnection in the magnetotail. Our results reveal that in turbulent magnetic reconnection: (1) cyclotron resonance, an important mechanism of energy dissipation, is more effective in the core region of the reconnection than in the outflow regions; (2) energy is deposited in the form of kinetic Alfvén waves (KAWs) and fast/slow waves, with KAWs corresponding to low-frequency (ion cyclotron scale) and fast/slow waves corresponding to high-frequency (low-hybrid scale); and (3) the number of spiral nulls (O-lines) were about 3.6 times more than radial ones (X-lines), and three-dimensional structures were about 8 times more prevalent than two-dimensional ones. These findings should help us better unravel the dynamics of turbulent magnetic reconnection.https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acdacfSpectral indexInterplanetary turbulenceSpace plasmas |
| spellingShingle | W. Z. Zhang H. S. Fu J. B. Cao Z. Wang Y. Y. Liu Properties of the Turbulence and Topology in a Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection The Astrophysical Journal Spectral index Interplanetary turbulence Space plasmas |
| title | Properties of the Turbulence and Topology in a Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection |
| title_full | Properties of the Turbulence and Topology in a Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection |
| title_fullStr | Properties of the Turbulence and Topology in a Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Properties of the Turbulence and Topology in a Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection |
| title_short | Properties of the Turbulence and Topology in a Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection |
| title_sort | properties of the turbulence and topology in a turbulent magnetic reconnection |
| topic | Spectral index Interplanetary turbulence Space plasmas |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acdacf |
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