The search-coil magnetometer for MMS

O Le Contel, P Leroy, A Roux, C Coillot, D Alison… - Space Science …, 2016‏ - Springer
The tri-axial search-coil magnetometer (SCM) belongs to the FIELDS instrumentation suite
on the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission (Torbert et al. in Space Sci. Rev.(2014) …

The role of kinetic instabilities and waves in collisionless magnetic reconnection

DB Graham, G Cozzani, YV Khotyaintsev… - Space Science …, 2025‏ - Springer
Magnetic reconnection converts magnetic field energy into particle energy by breaking and
reconnecting magnetic field lines. Magnetic reconnection is a kinetic process that generates …

Fermi and betatron acceleration of suprathermal electrons behind dipolarization fronts

HS Fu, YV Khotyaintsev, M André… - Geophysical Research …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Two dipolarization front (DF) structures observed by Cluster in the Earth midtail region
(XGSM≈− 15 RE), showing respectively the feature of Fermi and betatron acceleration of …

Energetic electron acceleration by unsteady magnetic reconnection

HS Fu, YV Khotyaintsev, A Vaivads, A Retinò, M André - Nature Physics, 2013‏ - nature.com
The mechanism that produces energetic electrons during magnetic reconnection is poorly
understood. This is a fundamental process responsible for stellar flares,, substorms,, and …

Particle acceleration by magnetic reconnection in geospace

M Oka, J Birn, J Egedal, F Guo, RE Ergun… - Space Science …, 2023‏ - Springer
Particles are accelerated to very high, non-thermal energies during explosive energy-
release phenomena in space, solar, and astrophysical plasma environments. While it has …

Explosive magnetotail activity

M Sitnov, J Birn, B Ferdousi, E Gordeev… - Space science …, 2019‏ - Springer
Modes and manifestations of the explosive activity in the Earth's magnetotail, as well as its
onset mechanisms and key pre-onset conditions are reviewed. Two mechanisms for the …

Dipolarization fronts as a consequence of transient reconnection: In situ evidence

HS Fu, JB Cao, YV Khotyaintsev… - Geophysical …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Dipolarization fronts (DFs) are frequently detected in the Earth's magnetotail from XGSM=−
30 RE to XGSM=− 7 RE. How these DFs are formed is still poorly understood. Three …

Electric structure of dipolarization front at sub‐proton scale

HS Fu, YV Khotyaintsev, A Vaivads… - Geophysical …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Using Cluster data, we investigate the electric structure of a dipolarization front (DF)–the ion
inertial length (c/ωpi) scale boundary in the Earth's magnetotail formed at the front edge of …

Global-scale processes and effects of magnetic reconnection on the geospace environment

SA Fuselier, SM Petrinec, PH Reiff, J Birn… - Space Science …, 2024‏ - Springer
Recent multi-point measurements, in particular from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)
spacecraft, have advanced the understanding of micro-scale aspects of magnetic …

In-situ observations of reconnection in space

G Paschmann, M Øieroset, T Phan - Space Science Reviews, 2013‏ - Springer
This paper gives an overview of the insights into the magnetic reconnection process
obtained by in-situ measurements across current sheets found in planetary magnetospheres …