Recently, magnetic reconnection, where a relativistically hot plasma is confined by a strong magnetic field, has received great attention in relation to astrophysical objects (e.g., pulsar magnetosphere and magnetar). However, reconnection with relativistic high-speed drift current in the plasma sheet has not been investigated yet. Thus, from both the theoretical and computational points of view, we studied the growth rate of relativistic reconnection for the high-speed drift current in a relativistically hot plasma sheet. Consequently, we argue that, contrary to the conventional understanding of the fast energy dissipation by the relativistic reconnection, the growth of magnetic reconnection is suppressed.
Detection of current-sheet and bipolar ion flows in a self-generated antiparallel magnetic field of laser-produced plasmas for magnetic reconnection research
Guide-Field-mediated Multiscale Instabilities in Relativistic Reconnection
KU Leuven(荷语鲁汶大学);Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy(比利时皇家空间气科学研究院);Dartmouth College(达特茅斯学院);University of Maryland(马里兰大学);Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics(加拿大理论天体物理研究所)
Radiative PIC simulations of relativistic pair plasma: multiple interacting current sheets and turbulent evolution
INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri(意大利国家天体物理研究所,阿切尔西天文台);SETI Institute(搜寻地外文明研究所);Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Firenze(佛罗伦萨大学,物理与天文系);INFN, Via G. Sansone 1(意大利国家核物理研究所);IAPS, INAF(国际空间科学研究所,意大利国家天体物理研究所);ENEA, NUC Department(意大利国家新 technologies、能源和可持续经济发展署,核能部门);Institut für Theoretische Physik, Ruhr-Universität Bochum(波鸿鲁尔大学,理论物理研究所)
2D or not 2D? Exploring 3D relativistic magnetic reconnection dynamics with highly accurate numerical simulations
University of Toronto(多伦多大学);Columbia University(哥伦比亚大学);Università degli Studi di Torino(都灵大学);Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS & Sorbonne Université(巴黎天体物理研究所,UMR 7095,法国国家科学研究中心与索邦大学);Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM(巴黎萨克雷大学,巴黎西岱大学,法国原子能和替代能源委员会,法国国家科学研究中心,AIM);INFN - sezione di Torino(意大利国家核物理研究所都灵分部);Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie(马克斯·普朗克天文学研究所);Università degli Studi di Firenze(佛罗伦萨大学);INAF - Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri(意大利国家天体物理研究所阿切尔奇天文台)
Comparison of magnetic diffusion and reconnection in ideal and resistive relativistic magnetohydrodynamics, ideal magnetodynamics, and resistive force-free electrodynamics