Conveners
Post-noon I
- Stefan Eriksson (LASP - University of Colorado)
Dr
Sergio Servidio
(University of Calabria)
8/10/15, 2:00 PM
Workshop, August 10-14
Invited
Systematic analysis of numerical simulations of two-dimensional
magnetohydrodynamic
(2D MHD) turbulence reveals the presence of a large number of X-type
neutral points,
where magnetic reconnection locally occurs [1]. The associated
reconnection rates are
distributed over a wide range of values and scales, exhibiting a good
agreement with
existing theories of magnetic reconnection....
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Cecilia Norgren
(Swedish Institute of Space Physics)
8/10/15, 2:25 PM
Workshop, August 10-14
Oral
Lower hybrid waves in magnetic reconnection regions
Lower hybrid waves are strong plasma waves that are often excited
within thin boundaries that form
in the vicinity of magnetic reconnection regions. These waves can be
excited by sharp gradients in
the density that can form along the separatrices or at the front of
reconnection jets. The wave
length scale is on the order of the...
Dr
Narita Yasuhito
(Austrian Academy of Sciences)
8/10/15, 2:50 PM
Workshop, August 10-14
Oral
A wave-driven scenario of magnetic reconnection is
presented, the whistler-wave hypothesis, to
explain the triggering mechanism of the reconnection in
space and astrophysical plasmas.
Magnetic reconnection releases a huge amount of energy on
a short time scale, and is believed
to be in operation in the phenomena of auroral substorms,
flares, and coronal mass ejections.
The...
