Tearing growth rate of a viscoresistive Harris sheet subject to flow
Published in 49th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics, 2023
Abstract. The MHD spectroscopic Legolas code is applied to a viscoresistive Harris current sheet for varying values of resistivity and viscosity, with and without the presence of shear flow. It is shown that whether the background flow has a stabilising or destabilising effect on the tearing instability depends on the specific combination of resistivity and viscosity.
Recommended citation: De Jonghe, J. and Keppens, R. (2023). "Tearing growth rate of a viscoresistive Harris sheet subject to flow" in 49th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics. O4.201. http://jordidj.github.io/files/eps2023.pdf