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 …

Ohm's law, the reconnection rate, and energy conversion in collisionless magnetic reconnection

YH Liu, M Hesse, K Genestreti, R Nakamura… - Space Science …, 2025 - Springer
Magnetic reconnection is a ubiquitous plasma process that transforms magnetic energy into
particle energy during eruptive events throughout the universe. Reconnection not only …

The interplay between collisionless magnetic reconnection and turbulence

JE Stawarz, PA Muñoz, N Bessho… - Space Science …, 2024 - Springer
Alongside magnetic reconnection, turbulence is another fundamental nonlinear plasma
phenomenon that plays a key role in energy transport and conversion in space and …

Magnetic reconnection in space: an introduction

JL Burch, R Nakamura - Space Science Reviews, 2025 - Springer
Abstract An International Space Science Institute (ISSI) workshop was convened to assess
recent rapid advances in studies of magnetic reconnection made possible by the NASA …

Cross-scale processes of magnetic reconnection

KJ Hwang, R Nakamura, JP Eastwood… - Space Science …, 2023 - Springer
Various physical processes in association with magnetic reconnection occur over multiple
scales from the microscopic to macroscopic scale lengths. This paper reviews multi-scale …

Kinetic Scale Magnetic Reconnection with a Turbulent Forcing: Particle-in-cell Simulations

S Lu, Q Lu, R Wang, X Li, X Gao, K Huang… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Turbulent magnetic reconnection has been observed by spacecraft to occur commonly in
terrestrial magnetosphere and the solar wind, providing a new scenario of kinetic scale …

The nonorthogonal X-line in a small guide-field reconnection event in the magnetotail

Y Qi, R Ergun, N Pathak, TC Li, S Eriksson… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental plasma process that has been studied with
analytical theory, numerical simulations, in situ observations, and laboratory experiments for …

Extended magnetic reconnection in kinetic plasma turbulence

TC Li, YH Liu, Y Qi, M Zhou - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
Magnetic reconnection and plasma turbulence are ubiquitous processes important for
laboratory, space, and astrophysical plasmas. Reconnection has been suggested to play an …

Turbulence properties and kinetic signatures of electron in Kelvin-Helmholtz waves during a geomagnetic storm

H Gurram, JR Shuster, LJ Chen, MR Argall… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We present a comprehensive study of Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft
encounter with KHI during a geomagnetic storm, focusing on elucidating key turbulence …

On the Effect of Driving Turbulent-like Fluctuations on a Harris Current Sheet Configuration and the Formation of Plasmoids

JAA Rueda, YH Liu, K Germaschewski… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Energy dissipation in collisionless plasmas is one of the most outstanding open questions in
plasma physics. Magnetic reconnection and turbulence are two phenomena that can …