The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection

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Morales, Laura Fernanda; Dasso, Sergio Ricardo; Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo; Mininni, Pablo Daniel
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2006
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Magnetic reconnection is one of the most important energy conversion processes in space plasmas. Theoretical models of magnetic reconnection have been traditionally developed within the framework of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). However, in low density astrophysical plasmas as those found in the magnetopause and the magnetotail, the current sheet thickness can be comparable to the ion inertial scale and therefore the Hall electric field becomes non-negligible. The role of the Hall current is to increase the reconnection rate with respect to MHD predictions, which therefore poses a promising mechanism for fast reconnection. We present results from parallel simulations of the incompressible Hall MHD equations in 2 1 2 dimensions. We quantitatively evaluate the relevance of the Hall current in the reconnection process by performing a set of simulations with different values of the Hall parameter. We compute the corresponding reconnection rates as a function of time, and explore the spatial structure of the fields in the surroundings of the diffusion region. We quantify the increase of the reconnection rate as a function of the Hall parameter, and confirm the presence of a quadrupolar structure for the out-of-plane magnetic field.
Fil: Morales, Laura Fernanda. University Of Montreal; Canadá. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Dasso, Sergio Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Mininni, Pablo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
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spelling The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnectionMorales, Laura FernandaDasso, Sergio RicardoGomez, Daniel OsvaldoMininni, Pablo DanielMagnetic Reconnectionhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Magnetic reconnection is one of the most important energy conversion processes in space plasmas. Theoretical models of magnetic reconnection have been traditionally developed within the framework of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). However, in low density astrophysical plasmas as those found in the magnetopause and the magnetotail, the current sheet thickness can be comparable to the ion inertial scale and therefore the Hall electric field becomes non-negligible. The role of the Hall current is to increase the reconnection rate with respect to MHD predictions, which therefore poses a promising mechanism for fast reconnection. We present results from parallel simulations of the incompressible Hall MHD equations in 2 1 2 dimensions. We quantitatively evaluate the relevance of the Hall current in the reconnection process by performing a set of simulations with different values of the Hall parameter. We compute the corresponding reconnection rates as a function of time, and explore the spatial structure of the fields in the surroundings of the diffusion region. We quantify the increase of the reconnection rate as a function of the Hall parameter, and confirm the presence of a quadrupolar structure for the out-of-plane magnetic field.Fil: Morales, Laura Fernanda. University Of Montreal; Canadá. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Dasso, Sergio Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; ArgentinaFil: Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; ArgentinaFil: Mininni, Pablo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; ArgentinaElsevier2006-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/22024Morales, Laura Fernanda; Dasso, Sergio Ricardo; Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo; Mininni, Pablo Daniel; The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection; Elsevier; Advances in Space Research; 37; 7; 12-2006; 1287-12910273-1177CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.asr.2005.06.054info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0273117705008781info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:41:21Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/22024instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:41:21.745CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection
title The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection
spellingShingle The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection
Morales, Laura Fernanda
Magnetic Reconnection
title_short The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection
title_full The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection
title_fullStr The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection
title_full_unstemmed The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection
title_sort The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Morales, Laura Fernanda
Dasso, Sergio Ricardo
Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo
Mininni, Pablo Daniel
author Morales, Laura Fernanda
author_facet Morales, Laura Fernanda
Dasso, Sergio Ricardo
Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo
Mininni, Pablo Daniel
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author2 Dasso, Sergio Ricardo
Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo
Mininni, Pablo Daniel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Magnetic Reconnection
topic Magnetic Reconnection
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Magnetic reconnection is one of the most important energy conversion processes in space plasmas. Theoretical models of magnetic reconnection have been traditionally developed within the framework of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). However, in low density astrophysical plasmas as those found in the magnetopause and the magnetotail, the current sheet thickness can be comparable to the ion inertial scale and therefore the Hall electric field becomes non-negligible. The role of the Hall current is to increase the reconnection rate with respect to MHD predictions, which therefore poses a promising mechanism for fast reconnection. We present results from parallel simulations of the incompressible Hall MHD equations in 2 1 2 dimensions. We quantitatively evaluate the relevance of the Hall current in the reconnection process by performing a set of simulations with different values of the Hall parameter. We compute the corresponding reconnection rates as a function of time, and explore the spatial structure of the fields in the surroundings of the diffusion region. We quantify the increase of the reconnection rate as a function of the Hall parameter, and confirm the presence of a quadrupolar structure for the out-of-plane magnetic field.
Fil: Morales, Laura Fernanda. University Of Montreal; Canadá. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Dasso, Sergio Ricardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciónes Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio. - Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio; Argentina
Fil: Mininni, Pablo Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Física de Buenos Aires; Argentina
description Magnetic reconnection is one of the most important energy conversion processes in space plasmas. Theoretical models of magnetic reconnection have been traditionally developed within the framework of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). However, in low density astrophysical plasmas as those found in the magnetopause and the magnetotail, the current sheet thickness can be comparable to the ion inertial scale and therefore the Hall electric field becomes non-negligible. The role of the Hall current is to increase the reconnection rate with respect to MHD predictions, which therefore poses a promising mechanism for fast reconnection. We present results from parallel simulations of the incompressible Hall MHD equations in 2 1 2 dimensions. We quantitatively evaluate the relevance of the Hall current in the reconnection process by performing a set of simulations with different values of the Hall parameter. We compute the corresponding reconnection rates as a function of time, and explore the spatial structure of the fields in the surroundings of the diffusion region. We quantify the increase of the reconnection rate as a function of the Hall parameter, and confirm the presence of a quadrupolar structure for the out-of-plane magnetic field.
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Morales, Laura Fernanda; Dasso, Sergio Ricardo; Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo; Mininni, Pablo Daniel; The role of Hall currents on incompressible magnetic reconnection; Elsevier; Advances in Space Research; 37; 7; 12-2006; 1287-1291
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