Effect of a guide field on the turbulence like properties of magnetic reconnection

• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2302.09635
• Publication Date: 2023-01-01
• Authors: Subash Adhikari; M. A. Shay; T. N. Parashar; W. H. Matthaeus; P. S. Pyakurel; J. E. Stawarz; Jonathan P. Eastwood
• Keywords: Energy cascade

The effect of an external guide field on the turbulence-like properties magnetic reconnection is studied using five different 2.5D kinetic particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. energy spectrum found to exhibit a slope approximately -5/3 in inertial range, independent field. On contrary, electric spectrum, range steepens more with and approaches -5/3. In addition, spectral analysis terms generalized Ohm's law performed be consistent PIC simulations turbulence MMS observations. Finally, transfer behavior examined von-K\'arm\'an Howarth (vKH) equation based incompressible Hall-MHD. general characteristics vKH constant rate all This suggests that qualitative similar turbulence, indicating fundamentally involves cascade.