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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2015-05-01

发表刊物：PHYSICS OF PLASMAS

收录刊物：SCIE、EI、Scopus

卷号：22

期号：5

ISSN号：1070-664X

摘要：Effects of out-of-plane shear flows on asymmetric magnetic reconnect are investigated in a two-dimensional (2D) hybrid model with an initial Harris sheet equilibrium. It is found that the out-of-plane flow with an in-plane shear can significantly change the asymmetric reconnection process as well as the related geometry. The magnetic flux, out-of-plane magnetic field, in-plane flow vorticity, plasma density, and the reconnection rate are discussed in detail. The results are in comparison with the cases without the shear flows to further understand the effect. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.