Colloquium: Quantum limits to the energy resolution of magnetic field sensors

MW Mitchell, S Palacios Alvarez - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2020 - APS
The energy resolution per bandwidth ER is a figure of merit that combines the field
resolution, bandwidth or duration of the measurement, and size of the sensed region …

How Accurately Can We Measure the Reconnection Rate EM for the MMS Diffusion Region Event of 11 July 2017?

KJ Genestreti, TKM Nakamura… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the accuracy with which the reconnection electric field EM can be determined
from in situ plasma data. We study the magnetotail electron diffusion region observed by …

In situ observation of magnetic reconnection between an earthward propagating flux rope and the geomagnetic field

HY Man, M Zhou, XH Deng, HS Fu… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
It has been proposed that, in the near‐Earth magnetotail, earthward propagating flux ropes
can merge with the Earth's dipole magnetic field and dissipate its magnetic energy …

Dayside magnetodisk reconnection in Jovian system: Galileo and voyager observation

J Zhao, R Guo, Q Shi, T Tang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic reconnection, an essential mechanism in plasma physics that changes magnetic
topology and energizes charged particles, plays a vital role in the dynamic processes of the …

Rotationally driven magnetic reconnection in Saturn's dayside

RL Guo, ZH Yao, Y Wei, LC Ray, IJ Rae, CS Arridge… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Magnetic reconnection is a key process that explosively accelerates charged particles,
generating phenomena such as nebular flares, solar flares and stunning aurorae. In …

Transient weakening of Earth's magnetic shield probed by a cosmic ray burst

PK Mohanty, KP Arunbabu, T Aziz, SR Dugad… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
The GRAPES-3 tracking muon telescope in Ooty, India measures muon intensity at high
cutoff rigidities (15–24 GV) along nine independent directions covering 2.3 sr. The arrival of …

Electron energization at a reconnecting magnetosheath current sheet

E Eriksson, A Vaivads, DB Graham… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We present observations of electron energization within a sub‐ion‐scale magnetosheath
current sheet (CS). A number of signatures indicate ongoing reconnection, including the …

Recent advances in the magnetic reconnection, dipolarization, and auroral processes at giant planets from the perspective of comparative planetology

ZH Yao, RL Guo, Y Wei, B Bonfond… - Earth and Planetary …, 2024 - eppcgs.org
Magnetic reconnection and dipolarization are crucial processes driving magnetospheric
dynamics, including particle energization, mass circulation, and auroral processes, among …

Magnetic reconnection in Saturn's magnetotail: A comprehensive magnetic field survey

AW Smith, CM Jackman… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Reconnection within planetary magnetotails is responsible for locally energizing particles
and changing the magnetic topology. Its role in terms of global magnetospheric dynamics …

Two fundamentally different drivers of dipolarizations at Saturn

ZH Yao, D Grodent, LC Ray, IJ Rae… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Solar wind energy is transferred to planetary magnetospheres via magnetopause
reconnection, driving magnetospheric dynamics. At giant planets like Saturn, rapid rotation …