A Study of Plasma and Auroral Processes in the Earth's      Magnetosphere
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This project is for the theoretical and simulation research                in magnetospheric physics.  The proposed research covers several                topics including 3-D simulation of the reconnection process,                    plasmoids and kinks in the magnetospheric tail and pulsating                    aurora.  In particular, 3-D simulation of reconnection is                       innovative and it is expected to yield new and significant                      results in this field.  Previous research considered only two-                  dimensional MHD models of reconnection for the FTE (flux transfer               events).  The 3-D simulation is capable of showing longitudinal                 effects, thus enabling global studies of the reconnection                       process.  Other aspects of FTE studies will include electron heat               flux, evolution of helical flux tubes and ground signature.  In                 the magnetotail region, development of saugage and tearing modes                will be studied.  A simulation code based on the electromagnetic                particle code will be used for the study of the pulsating aurora.               The results will explain several observed features of the                       pulsating auroras.
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