Bifurcated Current Sheet Observed on the Boundary of Kelvin-Helmholtz Vortices

Bifurcated Current Sheet Observed on the Boundary of Kelvin-Helmholtz Vortices

On May 5, 2017 MMS observed a bifurcated current sheet at the boundary of Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices (KHVs) developed on the dawnside tailward magnetopause. We use the event to enhance our understanding of the formation and structure of asymmetric current sheets in the presence of density asymmetry,...

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Main Authors: K-J. Hwang, K. Dokgo, E. Choi, J. L. Burch, D. G. Sibeck, B. L. Giles, C. Norgren, T. K. M. Nakamura, D. B. Graham, Y. Khotyaintsev, Q. Q. Shi, D. J. Gershman, C. J. Pollock, R. E. Ergun, R. B. Torbert, C. T. Russell, R. J. Strangeway
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Subjects:
magnetic reconnection
Kelvin-Helmholtz wave
bifurcated current sheet
magnetopause
Kelvin-Helmholtz vortex
Astronomy
QB1-991
Geophysics. Cosmic physics
QC801-809
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5c38dee24eaf41a4935ec566bbfd45d5
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