Identification of the Electron Diffusion Region during Magnetic Reconnection in a Laboratory Plasma.

Ji, H. ; Ren, Y. ; Yamada, M. ; Kulsrud, R. ; Gerhardt, S. P.

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关键词: Magnetic fields;    Electron diffusion;    Magnetic reconnection;    Plasmas(Physics);    Diffusion;   

RP-ID  :  DE2009958416

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

We report the first identification of the electron diffusion region, where demagnetized electrons are accelerated to super-Alfvenic speed, in a reconnecting laboratory plasma. The electron diffusion region is determined from measurements of the out-of-plane quadrupole magnetic field in the neutral sheet in the Magnetic Reconnection Experiment.