Chin. Phys. Lett.  2012, Vol. 29 Issue (8): 089402    DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/29/8/089402
GEOPHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, AND ASTROPHYSICS |
Spatial Evolution of Electrostatic Solitary Waves along Plasma Sheet Boundary Layer Adjacent to the Magnetic Reconnection X-Line
LI Shi-You1,2**, ZHANG Shi-Feng1, DENG Xiao-Hua2,3, CAI Hong1
1College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073
2Department of Space Physics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072
3Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031
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Abstract Analysis on the spatial structure of electrostatic solitary waves (ESWs) along the plasma sheet boundary layer (PSBL) near an on-going magnetic reconnection X-line is performed. Most of the ESWs in the PSBL of R3 region near reconnection X-line are propagating earthwards away from the reconnecting site. An analysis of their spatial structure shows that, when ESWs propagate along the ambient field in the PSBL, outwards from the magnetic reconnection X-line, their amplitude will finally attenuate and thus the electron hole will fade away but their spatial scale remains unchanged. However, the spatial structure of propagating ESWs evolves from 1-D-like to 2-D-like though totally in a 1-D structure.
Received: 13 April 2012      Published: 31 July 2012
PACS:  94.80.+g (Instrumentation for space plasma physics, ionosphere, and magnetosphere)  
  94.30.cp (Magnetic reconnection)  
  52.35.Qz (Microinstabilities (ion-acoustic, two-stream, loss-cone, beam-plasma, drift, ion- or electron-cyclotron, etc.))  
  52.35.Fp (Electrostatic waves and oscillations (e.g., ion-acoustic waves))  
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