title: Steady-state properties of driven magnetic reconnection in 2D electron magnetohydrodynamics.
abstract: We formulate a rigorous nonlinear analytical model that describes the dynamics of the diffusion (reconnection) region in driven systems in the context of electron magnetohydrodynamics (EMHD). A steady-state analysis yields allowed geometric configurations and associated reconnection rates. In addition to the well-known open X-point geometry, elongated configurations are found possible. The model predictions have been validated numerically with two-dimensional EMHD nonlinear simulations, and are in excellent agreement with previously published work.
authors.affiliation: Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chacón
authors.forename: Andrei N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Simakov
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zocco