2019•MagnetohydrodynamicsOpen access

Cross helicity sign reversals in the dissipative scales of magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

V. Titov, Rodion A. Stepanov, Nobumitsu Yokoi, Mahendra Kumar Verma, Ravi Samtaney

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We perform direct numerical simulations of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence with kinetic energy and cross helicity injections at large scales. We observe that the cross helicity changes sign as we go from large and intermediate scales to small scales. In addition, the magnetic reconnections are strongest at the regions where the cross helicity changes sign and becomes smallest in magnitude. Thus, our simulations provide an important window to explore the regions of magnetic reconnections in nonlinear MHD.

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Key concepts: Helicity, Magnetohydrodynamic drive, Magnetohydrodynamics, Magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, Sign (mathematics), Dissipative system, Physics, Turbulence