タナカ　シュウタ   TANAKA Shuta   田中　周太    所属   青山学院大学  理工学部 物理科学科    職種   助教
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	2022/06
形態種別	学術雑誌
査読	査読あり
標題	Direct observations of pure electron outflow in magnetic reconnection.
執筆形態	共同
掲載誌名	Scientific reports
掲載区分	国外
巻・号・頁	12(1),pp.10921
著者・共著者	K Sakai, T Moritaka, T Morita, K Tomita, T Minami, T Nishimoto, S Egashira, M Ota, Y Sakawa, N Ozaki, R Kodama, T Kojima, T Takezaki, R Yamazaki, S J Tanaka, K Aihara, M Koenig, B Albertazzi, P Mabey, N Woolsey, S Matsukiyo, H Takabe, M Hoshino, Y Kuramitsu
概要	Magnetic reconnection is a universal process in space, astrophysical, and laboratory plasmas. It alters magnetic field topology and results in energy release to the plasma. Here we report the experimental results of a pure electron outflow in magnetic reconnection, which is not accompanied with ion flows. By controlling an applied magnetic field in a laser produced plasma, we have constructed an experiment that magnetizes the electrons but not the ions. This allows us to isolate the electron dynamics from the ions. Collective Thomson scattering measurements reveal the electron Alfvénic outflow without ion outflow. The resultant plasmoid and whistler waves are observed with the magnetic induction probe measurements. We observe the unique features of electron-scale magnetic reconnection simultaneously in laser produced plasmas, including global structures, local plasma parameters, magnetic field, and waves.
DOI	10.1038/s41598-022-14582-3
ISSN	2045-2322
PMID	35773286