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Table 2 Correlation coefficients between energetic particle acceleration efficiency and reconnection characteristics

From: Energetic ion acceleration during magnetic reconnection in the Earth’s magnetotail

 

Ti

Te

Ti/Te

δ

E M

E N

Δ B 2

R

|V|

j //

X

Y

Electron

0.68

0.75

0.52

0.69

0.82

0.78

0.39

0.50

0.02

0.40

0.26

0.03

Ion

0.32

0.42

0.35

0.44

0.63

0.34

0.84

0.65

0.01

0.02

0.62

0.61

Good correlation

E

E

–

E

E,I

E

I

I

–

–

I

I

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