@article{Eastwood:2006,
author = {Eastwood, JP and Sibeck, DG and Slavin, JA and Lavraud, B and Lucek, EA and Balogh, A and Dandouras, I},
journal = {European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP},
pages = {59--66},
title = {Observations of flux ropes and X-lines in the near earth magnetotail},
year = {2006}
}

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AB  - Magnetic reconnection in the Earth's magnetotail plays a key role in controlling the dynamics of the Earth's magnetosphere. Recent results based on Cluster multi-spacecraft analysis have raised important questions about the traditional interpretation of reconnection-associated phenomena observed by single spacecraft. Cluster has shown that observations conventionally interpreted as a single X-line can correspond to multiple X-line structure [1]. Single point observations cannot distinguish between these two possibilities, and previous interpretations have invoked the simpler picture. This case study is put into a wider context by examining the plasma dynamics following this particular event. Within this picture, one can make the hypothesis that further loop-like structures - small flux ropes - ought to be observed in conjunction with this event. We present such evidence here, and in particular use the curlometer technique to analyse the observations.
AU  - Eastwood,JP
AU  - Sibeck,DG
AU  - Slavin,JA
AU  - Lavraud,B
AU  - Lucek,EA
AU  - Balogh,A
AU  - Dandouras,I
EP  - 66
PY  - 2006///
SN  - 0379-6566
SP  - 59
TI  - Observations of flux ropes and X-lines in the near earth magnetotail
T2  - European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
ER  - 

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