Intermittent energy dissipation by turbulent reconnection
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DOI: 10.1002/2016gl071787
Abstract: Magnetic reconnection—the process responsible for many explosive phenomena in both nature and laboratory—is efficient at dissipating magnetic energy into particle energy. To date, exactly how this dissipation happens remains unclear, owing to the scarcity of… read more here.
Keywords: energy; magnetic reconnection; intermittent energy; energy dissipation ... See more keywords
Kinetic simulation of asymmetric magnetic reconnection with cold ions
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DOI: 10.1002/2016ja023831
Abstract: At the dayside magnetopause, the magnetosphere often contains a cold ion population of ionospheric origin. This population is not always detectable by particle instruments due to its low energy, despite having an important contribution to… read more here.
Keywords: cold ions; asymmetric magnetic; field; magnetic reconnection ... See more keywords
Magnetic Reconnection, Turbulence, and Particle Acceleration : Observations in the Earth's Magnetotail
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DOI: 10.1002/2018gl076993
Abstract: We report observations of turbulent dissipation and particle acceleration from large-amplitude electric fields (E) associated with strong magnetic field (B) fluctuations in the Earth's plasma sheet ... read more here.
Keywords: reconnection turbulence; magnetic reconnection; particle acceleration; turbulence particle ... See more keywords
Observation of Two Slow Shocks Associated with Magnetic Reconnection Exhausts in the Interplanetary Space
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DOI: 10.1007/s11207-017-1083-6
Abstract: In the Petschek magnetic reconnection model, two groups of slow shocks play an important role in the energy release. In the past half century, a large number of slow shocks were observed in the geomagnetic… read more here.
Keywords: reconnection exhausts; slow shocks; associated magnetic; magnetic reconnection ... See more keywords
Laboratory Measurement of Large‐Amplitude Whistler Pulses Generated by Fast Magnetic Reconnection
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl082621
Abstract: We present observations of large‐amplitude (δB/B∼ 0.01) oblique whistler wave pulses generated by a spontaneous, 3‐D localized magnetic reconnection event in the Caltech jet experiment. The wave pulses are measured more than 50 ion skin… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic reconnection; whistler; large amplitude; pulses generated ... See more keywords
Satellite Data‐Based 3‐D Simulation of Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instability and Induced Magnetic Reconnection at the Earth's Magnetopause
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl083282
Abstract: We present a 3‐D two‐fluid simulation using plasma parameters as measured by MMS on 8 September 2015 concerning the nonlinear development of the Kelvin‐Helmholtz instability at the Earth's magnetopause. We observe an extremely rich nonlinear… read more here.
Keywords: kelvin helmholtz; helmholtz instability; magnetic reconnection; reconnection ... See more keywords
Favorable Conditions for Magnetic Reconnection at Ganymede's Upstream Magnetopause
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DOI: 10.1029/2019gl086228
Abstract: Ganymede is the only Solar System moon known to generate a permanent magnetic field. Jovian plasma motions around Ganymede create an upstream magnetopause, where energy flows are thought to be driven by magnetic reconnection. Simulations… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic reconnection; ganymede; reconnection ganymede; upstream magnetopause ... See more keywords
Scaling of Magnetic Reconnection With a Limited X‐Line Extent
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl088147
Abstract: Contrary to all the 2‐D models, where the reconnection x‐line extent is infinitely long, we study magnetic reconnection in the opposite limit. An internal x‐line asymmetry along the current direction develops because of the transport… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic reconnection; line extent; line; reconnection ... See more keywords
Observations of Electron‐Only Magnetic Reconnection Associated With Macroscopic Magnetic Flux Ropes
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl089659
Abstract: We report a Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission observation of magnetic reconnection occurring at the edge of a large‐scale magnetic flux rope (MFR), the cross‐section of which was about 2 RE. The MFR was observed at… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic reconnection; magnetic flux; mfr; associated macroscopic ... See more keywords
Lower‐Hybrid‐Drift Vortices in the Electron‐Scale Magnetic Reconnection Layer
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl090726
Abstract: Lower‐hybrid‐drift waves driving vortical flows have recently been discovered in the electron current layer during magnetic reconnection in the terrestrial magnetotail. Yet, spacecraft measurements cannot address how pervasive the waves are. We perform three‐dimensional particle‐in‐cell… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic reconnection; lower hybrid; hybrid drift; layer ... See more keywords
Impacts of Ionospheric Ions on Magnetic Reconnection and Earth's Magnetosphere Dynamics
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DOI: 10.1029/2020rg000707
Abstract: Ionospheric ions (mainly H+, He+, and O+) escape from the ionosphere and populate the Earth's magnetosphere. Their thermal energies are usually low when they first escape the ionosphere, typically a few electron volt to tens… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic reconnection; impacts ionospheric; ionospheric ions; earth magnetosphere ... See more keywords