by Colby Haggerty | Jan 22, 2024 | magnetic reconnection
R. Mbarek, C.C. Haggerty, L. Sironi, M.A. Shay, and D. Caprioli Abstract: We derive basic scaling equations for relativistic magnetic reconnection in the general case of asymmetric inflow conditions and obtain predictions for the outflow Lorentz factor and the...
by Colby Haggerty | May 9, 2018 | magnetic reconnection, turbulence
T. D. Phan, J. P. Eastwood, M. A. Shay, J. F. Drake, B. U. O. Sonnerup,¨ M. Fujimoto, P. A. Cassak, M. Øieroset, J. L. Burch, R. B. Torbert, A. C. Rager, J. C. Dorelli, D. J. Gershman, C. Pollock, P. S. Pyakurel, C. C. Haggerty, Y. Khotyaintsev, B. Lavraud, Y. Saito,...
by Colby Haggerty | Apr 25, 2018 | magnetic reconnection
C.C. Haggerty, M.A. Shay, A. Chasapis, T. D. Phan, J.F. Drake, K. Malakit, P.A. Cassak, and R. Kieokaew Abstract: The outflow velocity of jets produced by collisionless magnetic reconnection is shown to be reduced by the ion exhaust temperature in simulations and...
by Colby Haggerty | Jun 15, 2017 | magnetic reconnection, turbulence
C. C. Haggerty, T. N. Parashar, W. H. Matthaeus, M. A. Shay, Y. Yang, M. Wan, P. Wu, and S. Servidio Abstract: Magnetic reconnection is a ubiquitous phenomenon in turbulent plasmas. It is an important part of the turbulent dynamics and heating of space and...
by Colby Haggerty | Feb 2, 2016 | magnetic reconnection
M.A. Shay, T.D. Phan, C.C. Haggerty, M. Fujimoto, J.F. Drake, K. Malakit, P.A. Cassak, and M. Swisdak Abstract: Kinetic particle‐in‐cell simulations are used to identify signatures of the electron diffusion region (EDR) and its surroundings during asymmetric magnetic...
by Colby Haggerty | Apr 8, 2015 | magnetic reconnection
C.C. Haggerty, M.A. Shay, J.F. Drake, T.D. Phan, C.T. McHugh Abstract: The physical processes that control the partition of released magnetic energy between electrons and ions during reconnection is explored through particle‐in‐cell simulations and analytical...
