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Evolution of electron current layer during anti-parallel magnetic reconnection

Can Huang, Aimin Du, Yasong S Ge2020年Plasma Physics and Controlled FusionIF 2.2出版社

Electron current layer (ECL) in the diffusion region plays an important role on energy dispassion and generation of a magnetic island during collisionless magnetic reconnection. In this study, kinetic simulations with high-resolution grids are performed to investigate the evolution of ECL during anti-parallel magnetic reconnection. It is found that ECL splits into two sublayers at the electron inertial scale, not long after the triggering of reconnection. The sublayers keep moving away from each other until reconnection rate reaches the maximum. We find the formation reason and maintaining mechanism of these sublayer structures of the ECL. When electrons flow toward the midplane, out-of-plane velocity is increased by the reconnection electric field. The deflection of magnetic field makes the out-of-plane component of velocity partly converted to the z direction. Electron flows pass through the mid-plane with super-Alfvenic speed. When they enter the other side, the increasing magnetic field makes velocity in the z direction gradually converted to the out-of-plane. Slowdown of the flows causes the density accumulation at the two sides of the mid-plane. The redistribution of electrons brings an extra pressure gradient to the ECS region, balancing the electric force and Ampere force.

日本語訳

無衝突磁気リコネクション中において、拡散領域内の電子電流層(ECL)は、エネルギー散逸と磁気島の生成に重要な役割を果たす。本研究では、高分解能グリッドを用いた運動論的シミュレーションを実施し、反平行磁気リコネクション中のECLの時間発展を調査した。その結果、リコネクションの開始からそれほど時間が経過しないうちに、ECLが電子慣性スケールで二つのサブ層に分裂することが明らかになった。これらのサブ層は、リコネクション率が最大に達するまで互いに離れ続ける。我々は、これらのECLサブ層構造の形成メカニズムとその維持機構を解明した。電子が中間面に向かって流れる際、リコネクション電場によって面外方向の速度が増加する。磁場の偏向により、面外方向の速度成分の一部がz方向へ変換される。電子流は超アルフヴェン速度で中間面を通過する。反対側に入ると、増加する磁場によってz方向の速度が徐々に面外方向へ変換される。この流れの減速により、中間面の両側で電子密度の蓄積が生じる。この電子の再分布は、ECL領域に追加の圧力勾配をもたらし、電場力とアンペール力のバランスを維持する。

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