Evolution of the magnetic field structure outside the magnetopause under radial IMF conditions
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DOI: 10.1002/2015ja021809
Abstract: We use the Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms data to investigate the magnetic field structure just outside the magnetopause and its time evolution for radial interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) events. When… read more here.
Keywords: field structure; magnetopause; field; magnetic field ... See more keywords
Modeling the compressibility of Saturn's magnetosphere in response to internal and external influences
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DOI: 10.1002/2016ja023544
Abstract: The location of a planetary magnetopause is principally determined by the balance between solar wind dynamic pressure DP and magnetic and plasma pressures inside the magnetopause boundary. Previous empirical studies assumed that Saturn's magnetopause standoff… read more here.
Keywords: magnetopause; plasma; compressibility; hot plasma ... See more keywords
Characteristics of the Flank Magnetopause: MMS Results
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DOI: 10.1029/2019ja027623
Abstract: We have used a large number of magnetopause crossings by the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission to investigate macroscopic properties of this current sheet, with emphasis on the flanks of the magnetopause. Macroscopic features such as… read more here.
Keywords: magnetopause; flank magnetopause; characteristics flank; magnetopause mms ... See more keywords
Occurrence of EMIC Waves in the Magnetosphere According to Their Distance to the Magnetopause
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl090921
Abstract: Wave growth of electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC) emissions observed in the outer magnetosphere is mainly controlled by compression events resulting from solar wind dynamic pressure pulses. During such events wave growth is expected to be… read more here.
Keywords: waves magnetosphere; according distance; distance; occurrence emic ... See more keywords
Whistler and Broadband Electrostatic Waves in the Multiple X‐Line Reconnection at the Magnetopause
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gl091320
Abstract: We investigate whistler‐mode waves and broadband electrostatic waves (EWs) within an ion diffusion region (IDR) at the magnetopause. The quasi‐parallel whistlers are observed in the separatrix regions associated with the electron anisotropy or loss cone,… read more here.
Keywords: electrostatic waves; magnetopause; line reconnection; broadband electrostatic ... See more keywords
Flux Transfer Events at a Reconnection‐Suppressed Magnetopause: Cassini Observations at Saturn
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DOI: 10.1029/2020ja028786
Abstract: Magnetic reconnection is a phenomenon that rearranges the topology of magnetic fields resulting in magnetic energy being transferred to particles. It is therefore a primary mechanism for energizing space plasmas (see recent book Gonzalez &… read more here.
Keywords: flux transfer; magnetopause; transfer events; reconnection ... See more keywords
Electron Bulk Heating at Saturn's Magnetopause
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DOI: 10.1029/2020ja028800
Abstract: Magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause (MP) energises ambient plasma via the< release of magnetic energy and produces an "open" magnetosphere allowing solar wind particles to directly enter the ... read more here.
Keywords: magnetopause; electron bulk; heating saturn; bulk heating ... See more keywords
Direct Detection of Ongoing Magnetic Reconnection at Mercury's High‐Latitude Magnetopause
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DOI: 10.1029/2023gl106282
Abstract: An ongoing magnetic reconnection event was detected in the Mercury's high latitude magnetopause during a northward interplanetary magnetic field. The reconnection X‐line region was revealed in the Mercury's magnetopause based on the encountered flux ropes… read more here.
Keywords: mercury; reconnection; magnetopause; magnetic reconnection ... See more keywords
Energetic Electron Enhancements Near the Dayside Magnetopause: Outward Radial Transport Due To Asymmetric Drift‐Orbit Bifurcation
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DOI: 10.1029/2025gl116514
Abstract: The magnetopause boundary layer often exhibits flux enhancements in ≳30 $\gtrsim 30$ keV electrons. Intriguingly, these enhancements frequently occur in the afternoon sector, which is typically magnetopause‐shadowed. They are usually attributed to local production by… read more here.
Keywords: orbit bifurcation; drift orbit; magnetopause; energetic electron ... See more keywords
Laboratory Realization of Magnetopause‐Like Reconnection in Space Plasma Environment Research Facility (SPERF)
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DOI: 10.1029/2025gl117351
Abstract: Magnetic reconnection explosively converts magnetic energy into plasma heating and particle acceleration. At Earth's magnetopause, reconnection governs solar wind‐magnetosphere coupling and drives global convection. Understanding these processes requires resolving reconnection's spatiotemporal evolution, which is difficult… read more here.
Keywords: space plasma; research; reconnection; magnetopause ... See more keywords
Drift turbulence, particle transport, and anomalous dissipation at the reconnecting magnetopause
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DOI: 10.1063/1.5027086
Abstract: Using fully kinetic 3D simulations, the reconnection dynamics of asymmetric current sheets are examined at the Earth's magnetopause. The plasma parameters are selected to model MMS magnetopause diffusion region crossings with guide fields of 0.1,… read more here.
Keywords: drift; magnetopause; field; dissipation ... See more keywords