Triggering of explosive reconnection in a thick current sheet by temperature anisotropy boosted tearing mode

Kenya Shimizu, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, United States; ISAS/JAXA, Kanagawa, Japan, Masaki Fujimoto, ISAS/JAXA, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan and Iku Shinohara, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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