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  Electron acceleration by turbulent plasmoid reconnection

Zhou, X., Büchner, J., Widmer, F., & Muñoz Sepúlveda, P. A. (2018). Electron acceleration by turbulent plasmoid reconnection. Physics of Plasmas, 25: 042904. doi:10.1063/1.5011013.

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Zhou, X.1, Autor           
Büchner, Jörg2, Autor           
Widmer, Fabien3, Autor           
Muñoz Sepúlveda, Patricio A.2, Autor           
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1Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max Planck Society, ou_1125546              
2Department Sun and Heliosphere, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max Planck Society, ou_1832289              
3IMPRS on Physical Processes in the Solar System and Beyond, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Max Planck Society, ou_1832290              

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 MPIS_GROUPS: Theory and Simulation of Solar System Plasmas
 MPIS_PROJECTS: Theory: Sim Sol Sys Plasma
 Zusammenfassung: In space and astrophysical plasmas, like in planetary magnetospheres, as that of Mercury, energetic electrons are often found near current sheets, which hint at electron acceleration by magnetic reconnection. Unfortunately, electron acceleration by reconnection is not well understood yet, in particular, acceleration by turbulent plasmoid reconnection. We have investigated electron acceleration by turbulent plasmoid reconnection, described by MHD simulations, via test particle calculations. In order to avoid resolving all relevant turbulence scales down to the dissipation scales, a mean-field turbulence model is used to describe the turbulence of sub-grid scales and their effects via a turbulent electromotive force (EMF). The mean-field model describes the turbulent EMF as a function of the mean values of current density, vorticity, magnetic field as well as of the energy, cross-helicity, and residual helicity of the turbulence. We found that, mainly around X-points of turbulent reconnection, strongly enhanced localized EMFs most efficiently accelerated electrons and caused the formation of power-law spectra. Magnetic-field-aligned EMFs, caused by the turbulence, dominate the electron acceleration process. Scaling the acceleration processes to parameters of the Hermean magnetotail, electron energies up to 60 keV can be reached by turbulent plasmoid reconnection through the thermal plasma.

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Sprache(n): eng - English
 Datum: 2018-05-152018
 Publikationsstatus: Online veröffentlicht
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 Art der Begutachtung: Expertenbegutachtung
 Identifikatoren: DOI: 10.1063/1.5011013
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Titel: Physics of Plasmas
Genre der Quelle: Zeitschrift
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Ort, Verlag, Ausgabe: Melville, NY : AIP Publishing
Seiten: - Band / Heft: 25 Artikelnummer: 042904 Start- / Endseite: - Identifikator: ISSN: 1070-664X
CoNE: https://pure.mpg.de/cone/journals/resource/1000000000318080