Low-frequency waves in magnetic reconnection

Generation of Alfvén Waves by Small-Scale Magnetic Reconnection in Solar Spicules

Alfvén waves dissipation is an extensively studied mechanism for the coronal heating problem. These waves can be generated by magnetic reconnection and propagated along the reconnected field lines. Here, we study the generation of Alfvén waves at the presence of both steady flow and sheared magnetic field in the longitudinally density stratified of solar spicules. The initial flow is assumed to...

Do dispersive waves play a role in collisionless magnetic reconnection?

Role of dispersive waves in collisionless magnetic reconnection.

Simulations of collisionless magnetic reconnection show a dramatic enhancement of the nonlinear reconnection rate due to the formation of an open outflow region. We link the formation of this open configuration to dispersive whistler and kinetic Alfvén wave dynamics at small scales. The roles of these two waves are controlled by two dimensionless parameters, which allow us to identify regions o...

generation of alfvén waves by small-scale magnetic reconnection in solar spicules

alfvén waves dissipation is an extensively studied mechanism for the coronal heating problem. these waves can be generated by magnetic reconnection and propagated along the reconnected field lines. here, we study the generation of alfvén waves at the presence of both steady flow and sheared magnetic field in the longitudinally density stratified of solar spicules. the initial flow is assumed to...

Magnetic reconnection

The fundamental physics of magnetic reconnection in laboratory and space plasmas is reviewed by discussing results from theory, numerical simulations, observations from space satellites, and recent results from laboratory plasma experiments. After a brief review of the well-known early work, representative recent experimental and theoretical works are discussed and the essence of significant mo...