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This work presents a magnetic reconnection experiment in which the kinetic,magnetic and thermal properties of the plasma each play an important role inthe overall energy balance and structure of the generated reconnection layer.Magnetic reconnection occurs during the interaction of continuous and steadyflows of super-Alfvenic, magnetized, aluminum plasma, which collide in ageometry with two-dimensional symmetry, producing a stable and long-lastingreconnection layer. Optical Thomson scattering measurements show that when thelayer forms, ions inside the layer are more strongly heated than electrons,reaching temperatures of Ti~ZTe>300 eV - much greater than can be expected fromstrong shock and viscous heating alone. Later in time, as the plasma density inthe layer increases, the electron and ion temperatures are found toequilibrate, and a constant plasma temperature is achieved through a balance ofthe heating mechanisms and radiative losses of the plasma. Measurements fromFaraday rotation polarimetry also indicate the presence of significant magneticfield pile-up occurring at the boundary of the reconnection region, which isconsistent with the super-Alfvenic velocity of the inflows.

Ion heating and magnetic flux pile-up in a magnetic reconnection experiment with super-Alfvenic plasma inflows