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Coalescence of magnetic flux ropes in the ion diffusion region of magnetic reconnection

Rongsheng Wang, Quanming Lu, R. Nakamura, Can Huang, Aimin Du, Fan Guo, Wai‐Leong Teh, Mingyu Wu, San Lu, Shui Wang

Nature Physics · 2015 · 153 citations · 29 references

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