University of Tokyo Symposium in 2000 on
Magnetic Reconnection in Space and Laboratory Plasmas
Tokyo, Japan, Feb 29 - Mar 4, 2000
Program
28 February PM
General Discussions
09:45,
E. N. Parker
Magnetic Reconnection and the Lowest Available Energy State
10:30,
Drake, J. F., Rogers, B. N., and Shay, M. A.
10:55, Break
11:25,
Priest, E.R.
Three-Dimensional Reconnection on the Sun
11:50,
Hoshino, M.
12:15,
Ono, Y., Inomoto, M., Ueda, K., Matsuyama, T., Murakami, T., Oshima, Y., Tsuruda, M., Tawara, T., Nakahara, T., Murata, Y., Hayashiya, H. and Katsurai., M.
Fast Reconnection Mechanisms in TS-3 merging Experiment
12:40, Break
29 February PM
Focused talks: Driven vs Spontaneous & Sweet-Parker vs Petschek
14:00,
Russell M. Kulsrud
The Petschek and the Sweet-Parker Models for Magnetic Reconnection
14:25,
Forbes, T. G.
14:50,
15:15,
Shibata, K.
15:40, Break
15:55,
H. Ji, M. Yamada, S. Hsu, G. Fiksel, T. Carter, R. Kulsrud, and
S. Mahajan
Study of Ion Heating and Neutral Sheet Profiles in MRX
16:10,
Vekstein, G.E.
Plasma Heating by Forced Magnetic Reconnection
16:25, Discussion on the focused topic Chair: R. M. Kulsrud
Poster Session, 17:00
1 March AM
Laboratory Plasmas
09:30,
M. Yamada
Study of Physics of Magnetic Reconnection in Controlled Laboratory
Experiments$^*$
10:15,
Stenzel, R.L., Griskey, M.C., and Urrutia, J.M.
3D EMHD Reconnection in a Laboratory Plasma
10:40, Break
11:10,
T. Hayashi, N. Mizuguchi, T. Sato
Magnetic Reconnection and Relaxation Phenomena in Spherical Tokamak
11:35,
Kunioki Mima
12:00,
Bellan, P. M.
Alfven Wave Instability of Current Sheets in Low $\beta$ Plasmas
12:25, Break
1 March PM
Focused talks: Origin of Resistivity & Current-Sheet Structure
14:00,
Treumann, R. A.
Origin of Resistivity in Reconnection
14:25,
Mukai, T. and Asano, Y.
Dynamics of an Extremely Thin Current Sheet in the Earth's Magnetotail
14:50,
Motohiko Tanaka
15:15, Break
15:30,
Shay, M. A. Drake, J. F. Rogers, B. N. and Swisdak, M.
Reconnection
15:55,
Hesse, M. and Kuznetsova, M.
16:20,
Shinohara, I., Mukai, T., Tsuruda, K., Nagai, T.
Lower hybrid wave observed in the magnetotail
16:35,
M. Inomoto, Y. Ono, T. Tawara and T. Murakami
Mechanism of Fast Reconnection in TS-3 Plasma Merging Experiment
16:50, Discussion on the focused topic Chair: R. A. Treumann
Poster Session, 17:20
Banquet, 18:30
2 March AM
Solar Plasma
09:30,
S. Tsuneta
No Abstract
10:15,
Longcope, D. W.
Topology is Destiny: Three-dimensional Magnetic Reconnection in the
Solar Corona.
10:40, Break
11:10,
Taro Sakao, Takeo Kosugi, Satoshi Masuda, and Jun Sato
Magnetic Reconnection in Impulsive Solar Flares
11:35,
T. Yokoyama , K. Akita, T. Morimoto, K. Inoue, J. Newmark
Clear evidence of reconnection inflow of a solar flare
11:50,
McKenzie, D. E. and Hudson, H. S.
Supra-arcade Downflows in Long-duration Solar Flare Events
12:05,
C. Z. Cheng and G. S. Choe
12:20, Break
2 March PM
Focused talks: Global Dynamics & 3-D Effect of Reconnection
14:00,
Scholer, M.
14:25,
M. Ugai
14:50,
Kanya Kusano
15:15,
Frank,A.G.
Experimental Study of Current Sheets in 3D Magnetic Configurations
15:30, Break
15:45,
Pritchett, P. L., and Coroniti, F. V.
16:10,
Buechner, J.
16:35,
M. Fujimoto