Magnetic reconnection

M Yamada, R Kulsrud, H Ji - Reviews of modern physics, 2010 - APS
The fundamental physics of magnetic reconnection in laboratory and space plasmas is
reviewed by discussing results from theory, numerical simulations, observations from space …

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 …

Electron-scale dynamics of the diffusion region during symmetric magnetic reconnection in space

RB Torbert, JL Burch, TD Phan, M Hesse, MR Argall… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Magnetic reconnection is an energy conversion process that occurs in many astrophysical
contexts including Earth's magnetosphere, where the process can be investigated in situ by …

Tail reconnection triggering substorm onset

V Angelopoulos, JP McFadden, D Larson, CW Carlson… - Science, 2008 - science.org
Magnetospheric substorms explosively release solar wind energy previously stored in
Earth's magnetotail, encompassing the entire magnetosphere and producing spectacular …

On the current sheets surrounding dipolarizing flux bundles in the magnetotail: The case for wedgelets

J Liu, V Angelopoulos, A Runov… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Using Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms observations
from four tail seasons, we study the three‐dimensional structure of the dipolarization front …

Observations of an electron diffusion region in symmetric reconnection with weak guide field

M Zhou, XH Deng, ZH Zhong, Y Pang… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft encountered an electron diffusion region
(EDR) in a symmetric reconnection in the Earth's magnetotail. The EDR contained a guide …

Local structure of the magnetotail current sheet: 2001 Cluster observations

A Runov, VA Sergeev, R Nakamura… - Annales …, 2006 - angeo.copernicus.org
Thirty rapid crossings of the magnetotail current sheet by the Cluster spacecraft during July-
October 2001 at a geocentric distance of 19 RE are examined in detail to address the …

Cluster observations of electron holes in association with magnetotail reconnection and comparison to simulations

C Cattell, J Dombeck, J Wygant… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Large‐amplitude (up to∼ 50 mV/m) solitary waves, identified as electron holes, have been
observed during waveform captures on two of the four Cluster satellites during several …

Cluster observations of an intense normal component of the electric field at a thin reconnecting current sheet in the tail and its role in the shock‐like acceleration of the …

JR Wygant, CA Cattell, R Lysak, Y Song… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Measurements from the Cluster spacecraft of electric fields, magnetic fields, and ions are
used to study the structure and dynamics of the reconnection region in the tail at distances …

Average properties of the magnetic reconnection ion diffusion region in the Earth's magnetotail: The 2001–2005 Cluster observations and comparison with simulations

JP Eastwood, TD Phan, M Øieroset… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic reconnection plays a key role in the circulation of plasma through the Earth's
magnetosphere. As such, the Earth's magnetotail is an excellent natural laboratory for the …