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The Impact of Alfvénic Shear Flow on Magnetic Reconnection and Turbulence

  • Authors: Tamar Ervin, Alfred Mallet, Stefan Eriksson, M. Swisdak, James Juno, Orlando M. Romeo, Tai Phan, Trevor A. Bowen, Roberto Livi, Phyllis L. Whittlesey, Davin E. Larson, Stuart D. Bale

Tamar Ervin et al 2025 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 992 .

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Comparison of (a) γtr/γ0tr, (b) τ, and (c) ﹩\sqrt{{r}_{{\rm{A}}}}=\alpha =\langle \delta u\rangle /\langle \delta b\rangle ﹩ for time periods associated with reconnection (black) vs. nonreconnection (pink) times. Reconnection periods are those identified by S. Eriksson et al. (2024).

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