Plasmoid Formation and Strong Radiative Cooling in a Driven Magnetic Reconnection Experiment

Plasmoid Formation and Strong Radiative Cooling in a Driven Magnetic Reconnection Experiment

We present the first experimental study of plasmoid formation in a magnetic reconnection layer undergoing rapid radiative cooling, a regime relevant to extreme astrophysical plasmas. Two exploding aluminum wire arrays, driven by the 𝑍 machine, generate a reconnection layer (𝑆𝐿≈120) in which the cool...

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Main Authors: Datta, R., Chandler, K., Myers, C. E., Chittenden, J. P., Crilly, A. J., Aragon, C., Ampleford, D. J., Banasek, J. T., Edens, A., Fox, W. R., Hansen, S. B., Harding, E. C., Jennings, C. A., Ji, H., Kuranz, C. C., Lebedev, S. V., Looker, Q., Patel, S. G., Porwitzky, A., Shipley, G. A., Uzdensky, D. A., Yager-Elorriaga, D. A., Hare, J. D.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center
Format: Article
Published: American Physical Society 2024
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/155297

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