ANALYSIS OF TIME-DEPENDENT RECONNECTION IN COMPRESSIBLE PLASMAS

Authors
SEMENOV VS DROBYSH OA HEYN MF
Citation
Vs. Semenov et al., ANALYSIS OF TIME-DEPENDENT RECONNECTION IN COMPRESSIBLE PLASMAS, J GEO R-S P, 103(A6), 1998, pp. 11863-11873
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary","Astronomy & Astrophysics","Metereology & Atmospheric Sciences",Oceanografhy,"Geochemitry & Geophysics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
ISSN journal
21699380 → ACNP
Volume
103
Issue
A6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
11863 - 11873
Database
ISI
SICI code
2169-9380(1998)103:A6<11863:AOTRIC>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Time-dependent Petschek-type reconnection including moving shock waves and discontinuities in a compressible plasma is studied. Reconnection is initiated by a dissipative electric field pulse along a reconnecti on line and generates nonlinear perturbations propagating along an ini tial current sheet. The induced linear wave perturbations in the adjac ent half-spaces are obtained analytically in the form of a convolution integral. The results are evaluated for typical dayside magnetopause parameters and presented for comparison with observations of dayside r econnection events.