On the Presence and Thermalization of Cold Ions in the Exhaust of Antiparallel Symmetric Reconnection

On the Presence and Thermalization of Cold Ions in the Exhaust of Antiparallel Symmetric Reconnection

Using fully kinetic 2.5 dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of anti-parallel symmetric magnetic reconnection, we investigate how initially cold ions are captured by the reconnection process, and how they evolve and behave in the exhaust. We find that initially cold ions can remain cold deep ins...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Norgren , Paul Tenfjord , Michael Hesse , Sergio Toledo-Redondo , Wen-Ya Li , Yin Xu , Norah Kaggwa Kwagala , Susanne Spinnangr , Håkon Kolstø , Therese Moretto 
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
magnetic reconnection
particle-in-cell (PIC)
space physics
cold plasma
cold ion heating
plasma waves
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2021.730061/full

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