Surface waves and magnetic reconnection at a magnetopause

被引：13
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作者：
Uberoi, C [1 ]
Lanzerotti, LJ [1 ]
Wolfe, A [1 ]
机构：
[1] AT&T BELL LABS, LUCENT TECHNOL, MURRAY HILL, NJ 07974 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS | 1996年 / 101卷 / A11期
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D O I：
10.1029/96JA01003
中图分类号：
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号：
0704 ;
摘要：
It is argued that surface waves with wavelengths larger than the thickness of a neutral layer that separates two different plasma regimes can induce the tearing mode instability. Magnetic reconnection is shown to occur on the tearing mode timescale.
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页码：24979 / 24983
页数：5
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