FORMATION OF CURRENT SHEETS IN 3D MAGNETIC-FIELDS WITH A NULL POINT

Authors
BOGDANOV SY BURILINA VB MARKOV VS FRANK AG
Citation
Sy. Bogdanov et al., FORMATION OF CURRENT SHEETS IN 3D MAGNETIC-FIELDS WITH A NULL POINT, JETP letters, 59(8), 1994, pp. 537-541
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JETP letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00213640
Volume
59
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
537 - 541
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-3640(1994)59:8<537:FOCSI3>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
It has been established experimentally, for the first time, that curre nt sheets can form in 3D magnetic configurations containing a null poi nt. A smooth change in the angular orientation of the current sheet ha s been observed in the transition from a 2D configuration with a null line to various 3D magnetic configurations. It is shown that current s heets can form under conditions such that the electric current is flow ing perpendicular to the separatrix plane.