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Ricci et al. 2004

Ricci, P., Lapenta, G. and Brackbill, J.U. (2004). Structure of the magnetotail current: Kinetic simulation and comparison with satellite observations. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2003GL019207. issn: 0094-8276.

The results of a three-dimensional kinetic simulation of a Harris current sheet are used to show and reproduce the ISEE-1/2, Geotail, and Cluster observations of the magnetotail current sheet structure. Current sheet flapping, current density bifurcation, and reconnection are explained as the results of the evolution of a Harris current sheet, where lower-hybrid drift, kink, and tearing instabilities are involved.

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Keywords
Magnetospheric Physics, Magnetotail, Magnetospheric Physics, Numerical modeling, Magnetospheric Physics, Plasma sheet, Space Plasma Physics, Numerical simulation studies, Space Plasma Physics, Magnetic reconnection

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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