2015/06/10 by L. C. Wang, L. J. Li, Wang, L. C. +8
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Magnetic confinement fusion research #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph) #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #physics.plasm-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1506.03179
15 pages, 7 figures
arxiv created 2015/06/10 · openalex publication_date 2015/06/10 · arxiv updated 2015/06/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A new method for the determination of the Alfven wave energy generated during magnetic reconnection is introduced and used to analyze the results from two-dimensional MHD simulations. It is found that the regions with strong Alfven wave perturbations almost coincide with that where both magnetic-field lines and flow-stream lines are bent, suggesting that this method is reliable for identifying Alfven waves. The magnetic energy during magnetic reconnection is mainly transformed into the thermal energy. The conversion rate to Alfven wave energy from the magnetic energy is strongly correlated to the magnetic reconnection rate. The maximum conversion rate at the time with the peak reconnection rate is found to be only about 4% for the cases with the plasma beta=0.01,0.1, and 1.0.