Magnetic reconnection underlies the physical mechanism of explosive phenomena in the
solar atmosphere and planetary magnetospheres, where plasma is usually collisionless. In …

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process whereby microscopic plasma processes
cause macroscopic changes in magnetic field topology, leading to explosive energy release …

Magnetic reconnection is known to be an important process for coupling solar wind mass
and momentum into the Earth's magnetosphere. Reconnection is initiated in an electron …

Coulomb collisions provide plasma resistivity and diffusion but in many low-density
astrophysical plasmas such collisions between particles are extremely rare. Scattering of …

Abstract The Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft encountered an electron diffusion region
(EDR) in a symmetric reconnection in the Earth's magnetotail. The EDR contained a guide …

The role and properties of lower hybrid waves in the ion diffusion region and
magnetospheric inflow region of asymmetric reconnection are investigated using the …

Collisionless space plasma turbulence can generate reconnecting thin current sheets as
suggested by recent results of numerical magnetohydrodynamic simulations. The …

We use high‐resolution data from dayside passes of the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)
mission to create for the first time a comprehensive listing of encounters with the electron …

Whistler waves that can produce anomalous resistivity by affecting electrons' motion have
been suggested as one of the mechanisms responsible for magnetic reconnection in the …

Waves around the lower hybrid frequency are frequently observed at Earth's magnetopause
and readily reach very large amplitudes. Determining the properties of lower hybrid waves is …