Models of Reconnecting Current Layers.

Authors :: Burton, W. B.
Kuijpers, J. M. E.
Van Den Heuvel, E. P. J.
Van Der Laan, H.
Bertola, F.
Cassinelli, J. P.
Cesarsky, C. J.
Ehrenfreund, P.
Engvold, O.
Heck, A.
Kaspi, V. M.
Murdin, P. G.
Pacini, F.
Radhakrishnan, V.
Somov, B. V.
Sunyaev, R. A.
Somov, Boris V.
Source :: Plasma Astrophysics (978-0-387-34948-0); 2007, p519-542, 24p
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: Reconnection in cosmic plasma serves as a highly efficient engine to convert magnetic energy into thermal and kinetic energies of plasma flows and accelerated particles. Stationary models of the reconnection in current layers are considered in this Chapter. Properties of a stationary current layer strongly depends on a state of plasma turbulence inside it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]