Sweet–Parker current slab in a partially ionized plasma

Krishan, Vinod

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dc.contributor.author	Krishan, Vinod	-
dc.date.accessioned	2010-07-22T04:59:41Z	-
dc.date.available	2010-07-22T04:59:41Z	-
dc.date.issued	2009-10-29	-
dc.identifier.citation	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2009, Vol.400, p2200	en
dc.identifier.issn	1365-2966 (Online)	-
dc.identifier.issn	0035-8711	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/3919	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	The formation of the Sweet–Parker current sheet, in fact a slab, is studied for a partially ionized plasma. The effects arising from the ion–neutral drag, the ambipolar diffusion, the resistivity resulting from electron–neutral and electron–ion collisions, and the Hall electric field are important for determining the dimensions of the current slab as well as the magnetic reconnection rate. It is the Hall effect that transforms the sheet into a slab. Along with the slab configuration, the out-of-plane plasma flow generated jointly by the Hall and the ambipolar effects is an important signature result. Although the ambipolar effect enhances and the Hall effect depletes the reconnection rate, its quantitative estimate may, at best, be considered only a pointer, owing to the lack of information on the precise physical conditions near the reconnection region in astrophysical settings.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Wiley Interscience for the RAS	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009MNRAS.400.2200K	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15623.x	en
dc.rights	2009 Wiley Interscience for the RAS	en
dc.subject	Magnetic fields	en
dc.subject	MDH plasmas	en
dc.title	Sweet–Parker current slab in a partially ionized plasma	en
dc.type	Article	en
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