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Magnetic Reconnection at Planetary Bodies and Astrospheres
Stawarz, Julia E.; Phan, Tai D.; Harada, Yuki +11 more
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental mechanism for the transport of mass and energy in planetary magnetospheres and astrospheres. While the process of reconnection is itself ubiquitous across a multitude of systems, the techniques used for its analysis can vary across scientific disciplines. Here we frame the latest understanding of reconnection…
Global-Scale Processes and Effects of Magnetic Reconnection on the Geospace Environment
Eastwood, J. P.; Lavraud, B.; Nakamura, R. +14 more
Recent multi-point measurements, in particular from the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft, have advanced the understanding of micro-scale aspects of magnetic reconnection. In addition, the MMS mission, as part of the Heliospheric System Observatory, combined with recent advances in global magnetospheric modeling, have furthered the unders…
The Interplay Between Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection and Turbulence
Hasegawa, H.; Khotyaintsev, Yu. V.; Graham, D. B. +13 more
Alongside magnetic reconnection, turbulence is another fundamental nonlinear plasma phenomenon that plays a key role in energy transport and conversion in space and astrophysical plasmas. From a numerical, theoretical, and observational point of view there is a long history of exploring the interplay between these two phenomena in space plasma env…
Heavy Molecular and Metallic Ions in the Magnetosphere
Yamauchi, M.; Wurz, P.; Dandouras, I. +11 more
Observations and present knowledge of heavy ions with mass ≥ 27 in the magnetosphere are reviewed. There are four ultimate sources of these heavy ions: the solar wind (mainly high charge-state atomic ions), the ionosphere (mainly molecular ions), the atmospheric metal layers that originate ultimately from ablation of meteoroids and possibly space …