Observation of Energy Conversion Near the X-line in Asymmetric Guide-field ReconnectionShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Astrophysical Journal Letters, ISSN 2041-8205, E-ISSN 2041-8213, Vol. 895, no 1, article id L10Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
With high-resolution data of the recently launched Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, the present study reports an asymmetric guide-field reconnection at the dayside magnetopause, which has a density asymmetry N-MSP/N-MSH similar to 15 on the two sides of the current sheet and a guide field B-g similar to 1.4B(L, MSH) in the out-of-plane direction, exhibiting all the two-fluid features including Alfvenic plasma jets and Hall field systems. Using the First Order Taylor Expansion method, we identify the X-line of this reconnection. Different from previous observations, the energy conversion dominantly occurs sunward of the X-line, while the local waves arise simultaneously. The qualitative analysis about the electron energization in this reconnection is proposed, suggesting that the guide field may play an important role in modifying the location where the energy conversion occurs together with the electric field near the X-line.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
American Astronomical Society , 2020. Vol. 895, no 1, article id L10
Keywords [en]
Magnetic fields, Plasma physics, Planetary magnetosphere, Space plasmas, Magnetohydrodynamics
National Category
Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-276653DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ab8e31ISI: 000536609100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85085898151OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-276653DiVA, id: diva2:1441898
Note
QC 20200616
2020-06-162020-06-162022-06-26Bibliographically approved