Generation of turbulence in Kelvin‐Helmholtz vortices at the Earth's magnetopause: Magnetospheric Multiscale observations

H Hasegawa, TKM Nakamura… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Kelvin‐Helmholtz instability (KHI) at Earth's magnetopause and associated
turbulence are suggested to play a role in the transport of mass and momentum from the …

[HTML][HTML] Determination of a macro-to micro-scale progression leading to a magnetized plasma disruption

B Seo, P Wongwaitayakornkul, MA Haw… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We report the observations of a plasma jet evolving through a macro-to micro-scale
progression sequence. This leads to a fast magnetic reconnection that results in the jet …

[HTML][HTML] Observation of fast Alfvén wave in KAERI plasma beam irradiation facility using an applied-field MPD thruster

KB Chai, C Shin, YD Yoon, M Seung, I Kwon - Physics of Plasmas, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Electromagnetic fluctuations between 300 and 500 kHz were observed in both ion saturation
current and magnetic field measurements in the KAERI plasma beam irradiation facility …

Caltech lab experiments and the insights they provide into solar corona phenomena

PM Bellan - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A comprehensive overview of two decades of Caltech experiments relevant to solar corona
physics is presented. The extent to which the experiments scale to the solar corona, the …

Nondiffusive Pitch‐Angle Scattering of a Distribution of Energetic Particles by Coherent Whistler Waves

YD Yoon, PM Bellan - Journal of Geophysical Research: Space …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Whether or not coherent magnetospheric whistler waves play important roles in the pitch‐
angle scattering of energetic particles is a crucial question in magnetospheric physics. The …

Experimental observation of the transport induced by ion Bernstein waves near the separatrix of magnetic nulls

HE Renchuan, Y Xiaoyi, X Chijie… - Plasma Science and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The waves in a magnetic null could play important roles during 3D magnetic reconnection.
Some preliminary clues in this paper show that the ion Bernstein wave (IBW) may be closely …

3D Numerical Simulation of Kink-driven Rayleigh–Taylor Instability Leading to Fast Magnetic Reconnection

P Wongwaitayakornkul, H Li… - The Astrophysical Journal …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Fast magnetic reconnection involving non-MHD microscale physics is believed to underlie
both solar eruptions and laboratory plasma current disruptions. While there is extensive …

Magnetosphere-relevant wave research at Caltech involving or motivated by lab experiments

PM Bellan, M Haw, YD Yoon - 2024 International Conference …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Laboratory experiments at Caltech use pulsed power methods to produce plasmas that
replicate both solar corona loops and astrophysical jets. The solar loop and jet experiments …

[图书][B] Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Unstable Dynamics of Caltech's Plasma Jet: X-Rays, Ultraviolet, and Visible Light

Y Zhou - 2023 - search.proquest.com
The Caltech plasma jet experiment launches a laboratory plasma jet that is analogous to an
astrophysical jet. Even though the temperature of the plasma jet is around 2 eV, 6 keV X …

[PDF][PDF] Non-diffusive pitch-angle scattering of a distribution of

YD Yoon, PM Bellan - 2020 - researchgate.net
A certain class of plasma waves called whistler waves is abundant in the Earth's 28
magnetosphere. The interaction between whistler waves and energetic particles trapped 29 …