Magnetic reconnection is a process by which oppositely directed magnetic field lines
passing through a plasma undergo dramatic rearrangement, converting magnetic potential …

Plasmas confined by a dipole magnet host a multitude of intriguing and non-trivial
phenomena, whose physics is not completely well understood yet. We investigate the dipole …

Magnetospheres are a ubiquitous feature of magnetized bodies embedded in a plasma flow.
While large planetary magnetospheres have been studied for decades by spacecraft, ion …

The development of plasma accelerators for spacecraft propulsion that can capture space
matter and energy shows great promise for spacecraft advancement. Such a technical …

We present the results of theoretical studies of formation and evolution of the current sheet in
a colliosionless plasma during magnetic reconnection in relativistic limit. Relativistic …

Detailed experiments and modeling are performed to investigate spatial (r and θ)
dependence of particle production (Z), loss (L p) and retention (Z− L p) rates in a steady …

Ion-scale magnetospheres have been observed around comets, weakly magnetized
asteroids, and localized regions on the Moon and provide a unique environment to study …

Spontaneous magnetic field generation plays important role in laser-plasma interactions.
Strong quasi-static magnetic fields affect the thermal conductivity and the plasma dynamics …

Abstract The Space Plasma Environment Research Facility aims to research the space
plasma physics in the laboratory. Two elliptical magnets are used to form a magnetic mirror …

Three-dimensional fast magnetic reconnection driven by two ultraintense femtosecond laser
pulses is investigated by relativistic particle-in-cell simulation, where the two paralleled …