Energy Flux Densities near the Electron Dissipation Region in Asymmetric Magnetopause ReconnectionShow others and affiliations
2020 (English)In: Physical Review Letters, ISSN 0031-9007, E-ISSN 1079-7114, Vol. 125, no 26, article id 265102Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Magnetic reconnection is of fundamental importance to plasmas because of its role in releasing and repartitioning stored magnetic energy. Previous results suggest that this energy is predominantly released as ion enthalpy flux along the reconnection outflow. Using Magnetospheric Multiscale data we find the existence of very significant electron energy flux densities in the vicinity of the magnetopause electron dissipation region, orthogonal to the ion energy outflow. These may significantly impact models of electron transport, wave generation, and particle acceleration.
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American Physical Society (APS) , 2020. Vol. 125, no 26, article id 265102
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Physical Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-289316DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.265102ISI: 000603548800009PubMedID: 33449730Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85099162572OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-289316DiVA, id: diva2:1521924
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QC 20210125
2021-01-252021-01-252022-06-25Bibliographically approved