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Pellat, R., Coroniti, F.V. and Pritchett, P.L. (1991). does ion tearing exist?. Geophysical Research Letters 18: doi: 10.1029/91GL00123. issn: 0094-8276. |
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In a quasi-neutral sheet the tearing mode is strongly stabilized by electron compressibility. We demonstrate that previous attempts to remove the compressibility by wave turbulent pitch-angle scattering or by non-adiabatic stochastic first invariant diffusion are incorrect since these processes do not change the perturbed number of particles on a flux tube. Only spatial diffusion of electrons across magnetic flux surfaces can remove the stabilizing effect of compressibility; in this case, the electron, but not the ion, tearing mode may exist. ¿ American Geophysical Union 1991 |
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Keywords
Space Plasma Physics, Magnetic reconnection, Space Plasma Physics, Waves and instabilities, Space Plasma Physics, Kinetic and MHD theory, Space Plasma Physics, Wave-particle interactions |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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