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<b>Measurement of Lower-Hybrid Drift Turbulence in a Reconnecting Current Sheet</b>
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<b>Authors:</b> T.A. Carter, H. Ji, F. Trintchouk, M. Yamada, and R.M. Kulsrud
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<b>Date of PPPL Report:</b> June 2001
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<b>Published in:</b> Physical Review Letters <b>88</b> (January 2002) 015001-1 -4.</p>


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We present a detailed study of fluctuations in a laboratory current sheet undergoing magnetic reconnection. The measurements reveal the presence of lower-hybrid-frequency range fluctuations on the edge of current sheets produced in the Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX). The measured fluctuation characteristics are consistent with theoretical predictions for the lower-hybrid drift instability (LHDI). Our observations suggest that the LHDI does not provide any significant turbulent resistivity in MRX current sheets.

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