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Magnetic reconnection in partially ionized plasmas

Ni, Lei; Murphy, Nicholas A.; Ji, Hantao +1 more

Magnetic reconnection has been intensively studied in fully ionized plasmas. However, plasmas are often partially ionized in astrophysical environments. The interactions between the neutral particles and ionized plasmas might strongly affect the reconnection mechanisms. We review magnetic reconnection in partially ionized plasmas in different envi…