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Fast Ion Isotropization by Current Sheet Scattering in Magnetic Reconnection Jets
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Space and Plasma Physics, Uppsala University, Uppsala 751 20, Sweden; Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala 751 21, Sweden.
Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala 751 21, Sweden.
Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala 751 21, Sweden.
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Electrical Engineering, Space and Plasma Physics. Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, Ventspils 3601, Latvia.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1654-841X
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2023 (English)In: Physical Review Letters, ISSN 0031-9007, E-ISSN 1079-7114, Vol. 131, no 11, article id 115201Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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We present a statistical analysis of ion distributions in magnetic reconnection jets using data from the Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft. Compared with the quiet plasma in which the jet propagates, we often find anisotropic and non-Maxwellian ion distributions in the plasma jets. We observe magnetic field fluctuations associated with unstable ion distributions, but the wave amplitudes are not large enough to scatter ions during the observed travel time of the jet. We estimate that the phase-space diffusion due to chaotic and quasiadiabatic ion motion in the current sheet is sufficiently fast to be the primary process leading to isotropization.

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American Physical Society (APS) , 2023. Vol. 131, no 11, article id 115201
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-338064DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.115201ISI: 001155760800009PubMedID: 37774258Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85172824690OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-338064DiVA, id: diva2:1804741
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