There have been many significant advances in understanding magnetic field reconnection
as a result of improved space measurements and two-dimensional computer simulations …

The properties of asymmetric magnetic reconnection in the presence of a guide magnetic
field are investigated using two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. The reconnection …

We examine velocity-space kinetic entropy, a spatially local measure of entropy for systems
out of thermal equilibrium, during an encounter of an electron diffusion region at a magnetic …

We simulate with 3D particle in cell, the spontaneous formation of turbulent outflows in an
initially laminar 3D reconnecting current layer. We observe the formation of many secondary …

Global-scale energy flow throughout Earth's magnetosphere is catalyzed by processes that
occur at Earth's magnetopause (MP). Magnetic reconnection is one process responsible for …

The Geotail spacecraft made in situ observations of magnetic reconnection on 15 May 2003
in the near‐Earth magnetotail at a radial distance of 28 RE when a moderate substorm …

Abstract We present Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission measurements during a full
magnetopause crossing associated with an enhanced southward ion flow. A quasi‐steady …

Open questions concerning structures and dynamics of diffusion regions and electron
acceleration in collisionless magnetic reconnection are addressed based on data from the …

While the plasma in the Earth's magnetotail predominantly consists of protons and electrons,
there are times when a significant amount of oxygen is present. When magnetic …

We analyze data returned by the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) constellation
during a rapid (∼ 1.5 s) traversal of a flapping and reconnecting current sheet (CS) in the …