The plasma particle velocity distributions observed in the solar wind generally show
enhanced (non-Maxwellian) suprathermal tails, decreasing as a power law of the velocity …

The present paper comprises a review of kinetic instabilities that may be operative in the
solar wind, and how they influence the dynamics thereof. The review is limited to collective …

A collisionless, homogeneous plasma in which the electron velocity distribution is a bi‐
Maxwellian with T⊥ e> T∥ e, where the directional subscripts refer to directions relative to …

Turbulence driven by active galactic nuclei activity, cluster mergers, and galaxy motion
constitutes an attractive energy source for heating the intracluster medium (ICM). How this …

A linear threshold condition of the mirror instability in a homogeneous, multispecies
collisionless plasma with a general class of distribution functions is obtained in the low …

Using 5 years of Cluster data, we present a detailed statistical analysis of magnetic
fluctuations associated with mirror structures in the magnetosheath. We especially focus on …

Magnetic holes filled with isotropic energetic electrons (up to a few 105 eV) have been
observed by THEMIS in the vicinity of dipolarization fronts. These structures can partially …

A theoretical framework for low-frequency electromagnetic (drift-) kinetic turbulence in a
collisionless, multi-species plasma is presented. The result generalises reduced …

A fully kinetic theory of the magnetic mirror instability in high‐β space plasmas accounting
for arbitrary ion‐Larmor radius effects is developed. It is shown that incorporation of ion …

One major characteristic associated with collisionless space plasmas is the development of
non-Maxwellian velocity distribution that in many circumstances can be represented by the κ …