ICS-6 Short Abstracts

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Paper#: 8

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Session Name: Workshop 2C: Particle/MHD Substorms

Room: 200ABC

Day: Monday

Time: 5:10-5:35 p.m.

Abstract Title: Current Understanding of Particle Influences on Magnetic Reconnection

PresentSurname: Büchner, J.

All Authors: J. Büchner

Abstract : We report recent results of the investigation of the particle influence on reconnection through current sheets. In particular we discuss the results of two- and three-dimensional kinetic plasma simulation and derive in situ observable signatures of these findings. We than quote current CLUSTER results obtained by the four s/c during magnetotail passages and at the magnetopause. The multi-spacecraft data seem to verify features of particle reconnection demonstrated by the simulation approaches.