Abstract
Simulations and analytic calculations of the steady‐state structure of the dissipation region during collisionless reconnection are presented. Ions are treated as particles and electrons as a dissipative fluid. The mechanism for electron/ion momentum coupling during collisionless reconnection is elucidated. A limiting reconnection rate results as the ions “blowout” the magnetic field in the dissipation region. The implications for understanding substorm dynamics are discussed.
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