This article describes the recent findings on two-fluid effects on magnetic reconnection in
plasmas with variable collisionality in the magnetic reconnection experiment (MRX)[M …

Many advances in understanding space plasma phenomena have been linked to insight
derived from theoretical modeling and/or laboratory experiments. Advances for which …

The spatial distribution of collisionless ions collected by a spherical object of radius much
larger than the Debye length, in a flowing plasma, is calculated using a particle-in-cell code …

We present a detailed study of fluctuations in a laboratory current sheet undergoing
magnetic reconnection. The measurements reveal the presence of lower-hybrid-frequency …

The spatial distribution of ion flux to a sphere in a flowing collisionless plasma is calculated
using a particle-in-cell code SCEPTIC. The code is validated by comparing with prior …

A Mach probe (MP) is an electric probe system to deduce the plasma flow velocity from the
ratio of ion saturation currents. Generally, a typical MP is composed of two directional …

Magnetic reconnection and associated heating of ions and electrons in strongly magnetized,
weakly collisional plasmas are studied by means of gyrokinetic simulations. It is shown that …

We present a detailed study of magnetic reconnection in a quasi-two-dimensional pulsed-
power driven laboratory experiment. Oppositely directed magnetic fields (B= 3 T), advected …

Noncollisional ion heating in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas and the mechanism of
conversion of magnetic energy to ion thermal energy are not well understood. In the …

The role of turbulence in the process of magnetic reconnection has been the subject of a
great deal of study and debate in the theoretical literature. At issue in this debate is whether …