Energy Dissipation in Magnetic Islands Formed during Magnetic Reconnection

Magnetic reconnection converts magnetic energy into particle kinetic energy, and satellite observations have shown that 20%–50% of magnetic energy is channeled into electron kinetic energy. How such a large amount of magnetic energy is dissipated into electron kinetic energy is in debate. In this pa...

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Main Authors: Quanming Lu, Kai Huang, Yundan Guan, San Lu, Rongsheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acea86