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Parametric instabilities of parallel propagating incoherent Alfvén waves in a finite ion beta plasma
Nariyuki, Y.; Hada, T.; Tsubouchi, K.
Large amplitude, low-frequency Alfvén waves constitute one of the most essential elements of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in the fast solar wind. Due to small collisionless dissipation rates, the waves can propagate long distances and efficiently convey such macroscopic quantities as momentum, energy, and helicity. Since loading of such qu…
Turbulent impulsive magnetic energy release from electron scale reconnection
Horton, W.; Kim, J. -H.; Militello, F. +1 more
Magnetic reconnection may occur as bursts of nonlinear plasma dynamics on the electron collisionless skin length scale de=c/ωpe, during which a large fraction of the magnetic energy is converted to plasma thermal energy and plasma flow energy. An example of such a bursty energy release event is given with a simple set of…