Chin. Phys. Lett.  2019, Vol. 36 Issue (1): 015201    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/36/1/015201
PHYSICS OF GASES, PLASMAS, AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGES |
Electron Magnetohydrodynamics Magnetic Reconnection Experiment on Keda Linear Magnetized Plasma Device
Feibin Fan1, Jinlin Xie2**, Qiaofeng Zhang2, Longlong Sang1, Weixing Ding1
1CAS Key Laboratory of Geoscience Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026
2CAS Key Laboratory of Geoscience Environment, School of Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026
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Feibin Fan, Jinlin Xie, Qiaofeng Zhang et al  2019 Chin. Phys. Lett. 36 015201
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Abstract We conduct an electron magnetohydrodynamics magnetic reconnection experiment with guide-field in our Keda linear magnetized plasma device, in which two pulsed currents with the same direction are conducted in parallel with the axial direction of the main chamber of the device using two long aluminum sticks. After approximately 5 μs, an X-type magnetic field line topology is formed at the center of the chamber. With the formation of the X-type topology of magnetic field lines, we can also find the rapid increase of the current and ratio of the common flux to the private flux in this area. Additionally, a reduction in the plasma density and the plasma density concentration along one pair of separatrices can also be found.
Received: 28 June 2018      Published: 25 December 2018
PACS:  52.35.Vd (Magnetic reconnection)  
  52.25.-b (Plasma properties)  
  94.30.cp (Magnetic reconnection)  
Fund: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 41331067 and 41527804, the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No QYZDJ-SSW-DQC010, and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.
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