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AGU: Journal of Geophysical Research, Space Physics

 

Keywords

  • non-Harris
  • ion-dominated
  • electron-dominated
  • embedded current sheet

Index Terms

  • Magnetospheric Physics: Plasma sheet
  • Magnetospheric Physics: Magnetotail
  • Magnetospheric Physics: Current systems
  • Space Plasma Physics: Magnetic reconnection
Abstract
Cited By (4)
 

Abstract

Model of ion- or electron-dominated current sheet

Peter H. Yoon

Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

Anthony T. Y. Lui

Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, USA

The present report discusses a current sheet model constructed on the time-independent Vlasov equation, which can depict either an ion- or electron-dominated current sheet, with the classic Harris solution as a special case. It is shown that approximate analytical solution compares extremely well with the exact numerical solution.

Received 23 April 2004; accepted 16 August 2004; published 19 November 2004.

Citation: Yoon, P. H., and A. T. Y. Lui (2004), Model of ion- or electron-dominated current sheet, J. Geophys. Res., 109, A11213, doi:10.1029/2004JA010555.

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