Resistive scales for collisionless reconnection in space plasma
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We derive restrictions on collisional reconnection under the conditions in near-Earth space. The arguments are based on the precise definition and estimates of the resistive scale $L_η$ at the ion inertial site in collisionless reconnection, i.e. in the so-called `ion diffusion region' which is the region of Hall-current flow.
5 pages, 1 figure, LaTex manuscript submitted for publication to EPL
5 pages, 1 figure, LaTex manuscript submitted for publication to EPL