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Magnetic Reconnection Triggered by the Parker Instability in the Galaxy: Two-Dimensional Numerical Magnetohydrodynamic Simulations and Application to the Origin of X-Ray Gas in the Galactic Halo
We propose the Galactic flare model for the origin of the X-ray gas in the
Galactic halo. For this purpose, we examine the magnetic reconnection triggered
by Parker instability (magnetic buoyancy instability), by performing the
two-dimensional resistive numerical magnetohydrodynamic simulations. As a
result of numerical simulations, the system evolves as following phases: Parker
instability occurs in the Galactic disk. In the nonlinear phase of Parker
instability, the magnetic loop inflates from the Galactic disk into the
Galactic halo, and collides with the anti-parallel magnetic field, so that the
current sheets are created in the Galactic halo. The tearing instability
occurs, and creates the plasmoids (magnetic islands). Just after the plasmoid
ejection, further current-sheet thinning occurs in the sheet, and the anomalous
resistivity sets in. Petschek reconnection starts, and heats the gas quickly in
the Galactic halo. It also creates the slow and fast shock regions in the
Galactic halo. The magnetic field (G), for example, can heat the
gas ( cm) to temperature of K via the
reconnection in the Galactic halo. The gas is accelerated to Alfv\'en velocity
( km s). Such high velocity jets are the evidence of the
Galactic flare model we present in this paper, if the Doppler shift of the
bipolar jet is detected in the Galactic halo. Full size figures are available
at http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~tanuma/study/ApJ2002/ApJ2002.htmlComment: 13 pages, 12 figures, uses emulateapj.sty, accepted by Ap
Magnetic Reynolds number dependence of reconnection rate and flow structure of the self-similar evolution model of fast magnetic reconnection
This paper investigates Magnetic Reynolds number dependence of the
``self-similar evolution model'' (Nitta et al. 2001) of fast magnetic
reconnection. I focused my attention on the flow structure inside and around
the reconnection outflow, which is essential to determine the entire
reconnection system (Nitta et al. 2002). The outflow is consist of several
regions divided by discontinuities, e.g., shocks, and it can be treated by a
shock-tube approximation (Nitta 2004). By solving the junction conditions
(e.g., Rankine-Hugoniot condition), the structure of the reconnection outflow
is obtained. Magnetic reconnection in most astrophysical problems is
characterized by a huge dynamic range of its expansion ( for typical
solar flares) in a free space which is free from any influence of external
circumstances. Such evolution results in a spontaneous self-similar expansion
which is controlled by two intrinsic parameters: the plasma- and the
magnetic Reynolds number. The plasma- dependence had been investigated in
our previous paper. This paper newly clarifies the relation between the
reconnection rate and the inflow structure just outside the Petschek-like slow
shock: As the magnetic Reynolds number increases, strongly converging inflow
toward the Petschek-like slow shock forms, and it significantly reduces the
reconnection rate.Comment: 16 pages. to appear in ApJ (2006 Jan. 20 issue
Self-similar solution of fast magnetic reconnection: Semi-analytic study of inflow region
An evolutionary process of the fast magnetic reconnection in ``free space''
which is free from any influence of outer circumstance has been studied
semi-analytically, and a self-similarly expanding solution has been obtained.
The semi-analytic solution is consistent with the results of our numerical
simulations performed in our previous paper (see Nitta et al. 2001). This
semi-analytic study confirms the existence of self-similar growth. On the other
hand, the numerical study by time dependent computer simulation clarifies the
stability of the self-similar growth with respect to any MHD mode. These
results confirm the stable self-similar evolution of the fast magnetic
reconnection system.Comment: 15 pages, 7 figure
MHD Simulations of Magnetic Reconnection in the Galaxy: the Origin of Diffuse X-ray Gas and High Energy Particles
Abstract Many X-ray and non-thermal emissions are observed in the Galaxy. It is, however, unknown what is the origin of hot(∼ 7 keV) diffuse X-ray gas such as Galactic ridge X-ray emission, including non-thermal component
Zero-bias conductance peak splitting due to multiband effect in tunneling spectroscopy
We study how the multiplicity of the Fermi surface affects the zero-bias peak
in conductance spectra of tunneling spectroscopy. As case studies, we consider
models for organic superconductors -(BEDT-TTF)Cu(NCS) and
(TMTSF)ClO. We find that multiplicity of the Fermi surfaces can lead to
a splitting of the zero-bias conductance peak (ZBCP). We propose that the
presence/absence of the ZBCP splitting is used as a probe to distinguish the
pairing symmetry in -(BEDT-TTF)Cu(NCS).Comment: 7 pages, 7 figure
Fast magnetic reconnection in free space: self-similar evolution process
We present a new model for time evolution of fast magnetic reconnection in
free space, which is characterized by self-similarity. Reconnection triggered
by locally enhanced resistivity assumed at the center of the current sheet can
self-similarly and unlimitedly evolve until external factors affect the
evolution. The possibility and stability of this type of evolution are verified
by numerical simulations in a very wide spatial dynamic range. Actual
astrophysical reconnection in solar flares and geomagnetospheric substorms can
be treated as an evolutionary process in free space, because the resultant
scale is much larger than the initial scale. In spite of this fact, most of the
previous numerical works focused on the evolutionary characters strongly
affected by artificial boundary conditions on the simulation boundary. Our new
model clarifies a realistic evolution for such cases. The characteristic
structure around the diffusion region is quite similar to the Petschek model
which is characterized by a pair of slow-mode shocks and the fast-mode
rarefaction-dominated inflow. However, in the outer region, a vortex-like
return flow driven by the fast-mode compression caused by the piston effect of
the plasmoid takes place. The entire reconnection system expands
self-similarly.Comment: 17 Pages, 17 Figure
Layer dependent band dispersion and correlations using tunable Soft X-ray ARPES
Soft X-ray Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy is applied to study
in-plane band dispersions of Nickel as a function of probing depth. Photon
energies between 190 and 780 eV were used to effectively probe up to 3-7
layers. The results show layer dependent band dispersion of the Delta_2
minority-spin band which crosses the Fermi level in 3 or more layers, in
contrast to known top 1-2 layers dispersion obtained using ultra-violet rays.
The layer dependence corresponds to an increased value of exchange splitting
and suggests reduced correlation effects in the bulk compared to the surface.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures Revised text and figur
Fractional ac Josephson effect in unconventional superconductors
For certain orientations of Josephson junctions between two p_x-wave or two
d-wave superconductors, the subgap Andreev bound states produce a 4pi-periodic
relation between the Josephson current I and the phase difference phi: I ~
sin(phi/2). Consequently, the ac Josephson current has the fractional frequency
eV/h, where V is the dc voltage. In the tunneling limit, the Josephson current
is proportional to the first power (not square) of the electron tunneling
amplitude. Thus, the Josephson current between unconventional superconductors
is carried by single electrons, rather than by Cooper pairs. The fractional ac
Josephson effect can be observed experimentally by measuring frequency spectrum
of microwave radiation from the junction.Comment: 8 pages, 3 figures, RevTEX 4; v2. - minor typos corrected in proof
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