Quantitative Study Of Guide Field Effects on Hall Reconnection In A Laboratory Plasma

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The effect of guide field on magnetic reconnection is quantitatively studied by systematically varying an applied guide field in the Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX). The quadrupole field, a signature of two-fluid reconnection at zero guide field, is significantly altered by a finite guide field. It is shown that the reconnection rate is significantly reduced with increasing guide field, and this dependence is explained by a combination of local and global physics: locally, the in-plane Hall currents are reduced, while globally guide field compression produces an increased pressure both within and downstream of the reconnection region. __________________________________________________

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Tharp, T. D.; Yamada, M.; Ji, H.; Lawrence, E.; Dorfman, S. & Myers, C. April 17, 2012.

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The effect of guide field on magnetic reconnection is quantitatively studied by systematically varying an applied guide field in the Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX). The quadrupole field, a signature of two-fluid reconnection at zero guide field, is significantly altered by a finite guide field. It is shown that the reconnection rate is significantly reduced with increasing guide field, and this dependence is explained by a combination of local and global physics: locally, the in-plane Hall currents are reduced, while globally guide field compression produces an increased pressure both within and downstream of the reconnection region. __________________________________________________

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Tharp, T. D.; Yamada, M.; Ji, H.; Lawrence, E.; Dorfman, S. & Myers, C. Quantitative Study Of Guide Field Effects on Hall Reconnection In A Laboratory Plasma, report, April 17, 2012; Princeton, New Jersey. (digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc827819/: accessed January 16, 2019), University of North Texas Libraries, Digital Library, digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.