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 …

In this paper, the particle acceleration processes around magnetotail dipolarization fronts
(DFs) were reviewed. We summarize the spacecraft observations (including Cluster …

Abstract Anti‐dipolarization fronts (ADFs), characterized by the rapid increase of the
negative magnetic field Bz component, are typically formed at the leading edge of the …

The electron rolling‐pin distribution, showing electron pitch angles primarily at 0°, 90°, and
180°, has been widely studied in the Earth's magnetosphere, but has never been reported in …

Using high‐resolution data from the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, an electron‐only
reconnection current sheet is found between two successive dipolarization fronts (DFs). The …

Magnetic reconnection is the physical process that converts the energy from the fields to the
plasmas in space, astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. The Reconnection front (RF) is the …

Dipolarization fronts (DFs) are widely believed to host energy conversion processes.
However, which mechanism is responsible for the energy conversion is still obscure. Using …

Dipolarization front (DF)—a sharp boundary with scale of ion inertial length (c/ωpi) in the
Earth's magnetotail—can also have fine structures at electron scale (c/ωpe). Such electron …

Magnetic reconnection underlies the physical mechanism of explosive phenomena in the
solar atmosphere and planetary magnetospheres, where plasma is usually collisionless. In …

Using MMS high‐resolution measurements, we present the first observation of fast electron
jet (V e~ 2,000 km/s) at a dipolarization front (DF) in the magnetotail plasma sheet. This jet …