Observation of magnetic reconnection and current sheets in the solar wind
Miranda, Rodrigo A.; Chian, Abraham C. -L.; Muñoz, Pablo R.; Yamada, Michio
Brazil, Japan
Abstract
We apply single- and multi-spacecraft techniques to search for currents sheets in the solar wind during the ICME event of 21 January 2005, using the Cluster magnetic field data. Two large-scale currents sheets are detected at the leading boundary of the ICME ejecta using the single-spacecraft technique, which exhibit physical characteristics typical of magnetic reconnection exhausts in the solar wind.