The proton pressure tensor as a new proxy of the proton decoupling region in collisionless magnetic reconnection
Cluster data is analyzed to test the proton pressure tensor variations as a proxy of the proton decoupling region in collisionless magnetic reconnection. The Hall electric potential well created in the proton decoupling region results in bounce trajectories of the protons which appears as a char...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-09-01
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| Series: | Annales Geophysicae |
| Online Access: | https://www.ann-geophys.net/29/1571/2011/angeo-29-1571-2011.pdf |