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PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
卷 24, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
AIP Publishing
DOI: 10.1063/1.4986211
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- NSF [AGS1202330, PHY1102479]
- NASA [NNX11AQ93H, APL-975268, NNX08AV87G, NAS 5-98033, NNX08AO83G]
- NASA LWS Jack Eddy Fellowship
Magnetic reconnection is an important driver of energetic particles in many astrophysical phenomena. Using kinetic particle-in-cell simulations, we explore the impact of three-dimensional reconnection dynamics on the efficiency of particle acceleration. In two-dimensional systems, Alfvenic outflows expel energetic electrons into flux ropes where they become trapped and disconnected from acceleration regions. However, in three-dimensional systems these flux ropes develop an axial structure that enables particles to leak out and return to acceleration regions. This requires a finite guide field so that particles may move quickly along the flux rope axis. We show that greatest energetic electron production occurs when the guide field is of the same order as the reconnecting component: large enough to facilitate strong transport, but not so large as to throttle the dominant Fermi mechanism responsible for efficient electron acceleration. This suggests a natural explanation for the envelope of electron acceleration during the impulsive phase of eruptive flares. Published by AIP Publishing.
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