Magnetotail dipolarization fronts and particle acceleration: A review

H Fu, EE Grigorenko, C Gabrielse, C Liu, S Lu… - Science China Earth …, 2020 - Springer
In this paper, the particle acceleration processes around magnetotail dipolarization fronts
(DFs) were reviewed. We summarize the spacecraft observations (including Cluster …

Collisionless magnetic reconnection in the magnetosphere

Q Lu, H Fu, R Wang, S Lu - Chinese Physics B, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic reconnection underlies the physical mechanism of explosive phenomena in the
solar atmosphere and planetary magnetospheres, where plasma is usually collisionless. In …

A new theory for energetic electron generation behind dipolarization front

HS Fu, MJ Zhao, Y Yu, Z Wang - Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A long‐standing problem concerning dipolarization front (DF) is why energetic electrons
only appear in half the DF events? By analyzing MMS measurements, here we answer this …

Electrostatic solitary structures in space plasmas: Soliton perspective

GS Lakhina, S Singh, R Rubia, S Devanandhan - Plasma, 2021 - mdpi.com
Occurrence of electrostatic solitary waves (ESWs) is ubiquitous in space plasmas, eg, solar
wind, Lunar wake and the planetary magnetospheres. Several theoretical models have …

Ion‐beam‐driven intense electrostatic solitary waves in reconnection jet

CM Liu, A Vaivads, DB Graham… - Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Electrostatic solitary waves (ESWs) have been reported inside reconnection jets, but their
source and role remain unclear hitherto. Here we present the first observational evidence of …

Direct evidence of interchange instabilities at dipolarization fronts

Y Yu, Z Wang, HS Fu, JB Cao - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Using the high‐resolution measurements from magnetospheric multiscale mission, here we
present the observational evidence of kinetic interchange instabilities (ICIs) at dipolarization …

Formation of electron butterfly distribution by a contracting dipolarization front

Y Yu, HS Fu, Z Wang, WD Fu… - Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The electron butterfly distribution, characterized by pitch angles (PA) primarily at 45° and
135°, was rarely observed in Earth's magnetotail. Here using the high‐resolution …

Crater structure behind reconnection front

SY Huang, QY Xiong, ZG Yuan, K Jiang… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic reconnection is the physical process that converts the energy from the fields to the
plasmas in space, astrophysical and laboratory plasmas. The Reconnection front (RF) is the …

First topology of electron‐scale magnetic hole

YY Liu, HS Fu, QG Zong, Z Wang… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Electron‐scale magnetic holes (ESMHs) have been widely observed in astrophysical and
space plasmas, while their generations, evolutions, and three‐dimensional topologies are …

First determination of whistler wave dispersion relation in superhot plasmas

WZ Zhang, HS Fu, JB Cao, Z Wang, WD Fu, YY Liu… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
A whistler wave is a fundamental electromagnetic radiation. In the universe, it transmits
information through diverse mediums at audio frequencies. To know the properties of such a …