Magnetic Reconnection 2

[HEDS6-01(Invited)] Electron Acceleration and Ion Acoustic Waves during Low-Beta Magnetic Reconnection using Laser-Powered Capacitor Coils

*Hantao Ji^1,2, Lan Gao², Geoffrey Pomraning¹, Kentaro Sakai³, Fan Guo⁴ (1. Princeton University, 2. Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, 3. National Institute for Fusion Science, 4. Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Magnetic reconnection is a ubiquitous fundamental process in astrophysical plasmas and has been studied at low beta using a platform based on laser-powered strong coil currents on electron acceleration and ion acoustic waves.