MMS observation of magnetic reconnection in the turbulent magnetosheath

Z Vörös, E Yordanova, A Varsani… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we use the full armament of the MMS (Magnetospheric Multiscale) spacecraft to
study magnetic reconnection in the turbulent magnetosheath downstream of a quasi …

MMS observations of whistler waves in electron diffusion region

D Cao, HS Fu, JB Cao, TY Wang… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Whistler waves that can produce anomalous resistivity by affecting electrons' motion have
been suggested as one of the mechanisms responsible for magnetic reconnection in the …

MMS observations and hybrid simulations of surface ripples at a marginally quasi‐parallel shock

I Gingell, SJ Schwartz, D Burgess… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Simulations and observations of collisionless shocks have shown that deviations of the
nominal local shock normal orientation, that is, surface waves or ripples, are expected to …

Magnetospheric multiscale observations of electron vortex magnetic hole in the turbulent magnetosheath plasma

SY Huang, F Sahraoui, ZG Yuan, JS He… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on the observations of an electron vortex magnetic hole corresponding to a new
type of coherent structure in the turbulent magnetosheath plasma using the Magnetospheric …

Kinetic Alfvén wave explanation of the Hall fields in magnetic reconnection

L Dai, C Wang, Y Zhang, B Lavraud… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic reconnection is initiated in a small diffusion region but can drive global‐scale
dynamics in Earth's magnetosphere, solar flares, and astrophysical systems. Understanding …

Coalescence of macroscopic flux ropes at the subsolar magnetopause: Magnetospheric Multiscale observations

M Zhou, J Berchem, RJ Walker, M El-Alaoui, X Deng… - Physical Review Letters, 2017 - APS
We report unambiguous in situ observation of the coalescence of macroscopic flux ropes by
the magnetospheric multiscale (MMS) mission. Two coalescing flux ropes with sizes of∼ 1 …

Wire Probe Antenna (WPT) and Electric Field Detector (EFD) of Plasma Wave Experiment (PWE) aboard the Arase satellite: specifications and initial evaluation results

Y Kasaba, K Ishisaka, Y Kasahara, T Imachi… - Earth, Planets and …, 2017 - Springer
This paper summarizes the specifications and initial evaluation results of Wire Probe
Antenna (WPT) and Electric Field Detector (EFD), the key components for the electric field …

Drift waves, intense parallel electric fields, and turbulence associated with asymmetric magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause

RE Ergun, LJ Chen, FD Wilder… - Geophysical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Observations of magnetic reconnection at Earth's magnetopause often display asymmetric
structures that are accompanied by strong magnetic field (B) fluctuations and large …

Electron heating at kinetic scales in magnetosheath turbulence

A Chasapis, WH Matthaeus, TN Parashar… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a statistical study of coherent structures at kinetic scales, using data from the
Magnetospheric Multiscale mission in the Earth's magnetosheath. We implemented the multi …

Multipoint measurements of the electron jet of symmetric magnetic reconnection with a moderate guide field

FD Wilder, RE Ergun, S Eriksson, TD Phan, JL Burch… - Physical Review Letters, 2017 - APS
We report observations from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) satellites of the electron
jet in a symmetric magnetic reconnection event with moderate guide field. All four spacecraft …