Imperial College London
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Emeritus ProfessorStevenSchwartz

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics

Distinguished Research Fellow
 
 
 
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Contact

 

s.schwartz Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Mr Luke Kratzmann +44 (0)20 7594 7770

 
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Location

 

708BHuxley BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Pucci:2020:10.1017/S0022377820001373,
author = {Pucci, F and Velli, M and Shi, C and Singh, KAP and Tenerani, A and Alladio, F and Ambrosino, F and Buratti, P and Fox, W and Jara-Almonte, J and Ji, H and Yamada, M and Yoo, J and Okamura, S and Ergun, R and Hoilijoki, S and Schwartz, S},
doi = {10.1017/S0022377820001373},
journal = {Journal of Plasma Physics},
title = {Onset of fast magnetic reconnection and particle energization in laboratory and space plasmas},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022377820001373},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The onset of magnetic reconnection in space, astrophysical and laboratory plasmas is reviewed discussing results from theory, numerical simulations and observations. After a brief introduction on magnetic reconnection and approach to the question of onset, we first discuss recent theoretical models and numerical simulations, followed by observations of reconnection and its effects in space and astrophysical plasmas from satellites and ground-based detectors, as well as measurements of reconnection in laboratory plasma experiments. Mechanisms allowing reconnection spanning from collisional resistivity to kinetic effects as well as partial ionization are described, providing a description valid over a wide range of plasma parameters, and therefore applicable in principle to many different astrophysical and laboratory environments. Finally, we summarize the implications of reconnection onset physics for plasma dynamics throughout the Universe and illustrate how capturing the dynamics correctly is important to understanding particle acceleration. The goal of this review is to give a view on the present status of this topic and future interesting investigations, offering a unified approach.
AU  - Pucci,F
AU  - Velli,M
AU  - Shi,C
AU  - Singh,KAP
AU  - Tenerani,A
AU  - Alladio,F
AU  - Ambrosino,F
AU  - Buratti,P
AU  - Fox,W
AU  - Jara-Almonte,J
AU  - Ji,H
AU  - Yamada,M
AU  - Yoo,J
AU  - Okamura,S
AU  - Ergun,R
AU  - Hoilijoki,S
AU  - Schwartz,S
DO  - 10.1017/S0022377820001373
PY  - 2020///
SN  - 0022-3778
TI  - Onset of fast magnetic reconnection and particle energization in laboratory and space plasmas
T2  - Journal of Plasma Physics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022377820001373
ER  -
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