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The structure of magnetic fields and currents in current sheets formed in 2D and 3D magnetic configurations with an X line is analyzed using experimental data. It is found that, in addition to the main (longitudinal) current, transverse currents comparable in magnitude with the main current are also generated in current sheets. Relations between the longitudinal and transverse currents in current sheets formed in different magnetic configurations are obtained. The vectors of the total currents and their deviations from the direction of the main current in different regions of the sheet are determined. It is shown that the total magnetic fields and currents in current sheets have a 3D structure.
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Original Russian Text © A.G. Frank, S.N. Satunin, 2018, published in Fizika Plazmy, 2018, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 144–156.
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Frank, A.G., Satunin, S.N. Structure of Longitudinal and Transverse Currents in Current Sheets. Plasma Phys. Rep. 44, 190–202 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X18020046
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