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Solar Wind Control of the Martian Magnetotail Current Sheet and Magnetic Reconnection

The Astrophysical Journal
Magnetic reconnection is a rapid process that releases magnetic free energy stored in current sheets (CSs), driving various explosive phenomena throughout the Universe. In planets within the solar system, reconnection is controlled by both the solar wind
Lei Wang, Can Huang, Aimin Du, Yasong Ge, Junyu Zhao, Dongke Chen   +5 more
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Lunar Dayside Surface Potentials in the Terrestrial Magnetotail Inferred From Comparing Observed and Modeled Photoelectrons

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 15, 16 August 2026.
Abstract As an airless body, the lunar surface is charged as a result of balancing electric currents into and away from the surface. Lunar surface charging is important for both scientific and human‐exploration purposes. The nightside surface charging has been well characterized by previous studies, but less so for the dayside.
Shaosui Xu, Andrew R. Poppe, Yuki Harada, Phillip C. Chamberlin   +3 more
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Direct Observations of Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Wind Current Sheets near Mars

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental and ubiquitous process in astrophysical plasmas that converts magnetic energy into plasma kinetic and thermal energy.
Chi Zhang, Chuanfei Dong, Xinmin Li, Han-Wen Shen, Jasper Halekas, Tai Phan, Christian Mazelle, Yuki Harada, Hongyang Zhou, Jiawei Gao, Liang Wang, Shannon Curry, David L. Mitchell   +12 more
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On the Generation of Pre‐Sunrise Equatorial Plasma Bubbles in Southeast Asia During the Geomagnetic Storm of May 2024

Earth and Space Science, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract A set of fresh Equatorial Plasma Bubbles (EPBs) formed during pre‐sunrise hours in the Southeast Asian sector amid the recovery phase of May 2024 geomagnetic storm. They offered new insights into their formation mechanism. This study used Total Electron Content (TEC) and Rate of TEC Index maps over Indonesia, along with ionosondes in Thailand ...
Sri Ekawati, Prayitno Abadi, Takuya Sori, Rezy Pradipta, Ihsan Naufal Muafiry, Teguh Nugraha Pratama, Agri Faturahman, Noersomadi, Febrylian Fahmi Chabibi, Punyawi Jamjareegulgarn   +9 more
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Magnetic Reconnection as the Driver of the Solar Wind

, 2022
Abstract Solar and stellar winds are ubiquitous flows of charged particles (i.e., electrons, protons, and heavier ions) permeating the astral spheres1. Through these winds, stars lose angular momentum, slow down their rotation as they age, shape planetary systems, and affect the composition and the physical and chemical evolution of planetary ...
Nour Raouafi, Guillero Stenborg, Daniel Seaton, Haimin Wang, Jiasheng Wang, Craig DeForest, Stuart Bale, James Drake, Vadim Uritsky, Judy Karpen, C. Richard DeVore, Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta, Timothy Horbury, Louise Harra, Sofiane Bourouaine, Justin Kasper, Pankaj Kumar, Tai Phan, Alphonse Sterling, Marco Velli   +19 more
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The study of magnetic reconnection in solar spicules [PDF]

Astrophysics and Space Science, 2014
This work is devoted to study the magnetic reconnection instability under solar spicule conditions. Numerical study of the resistive tearing instability in a current sheet is presented by considering the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) framework. To investigate the effect of this instability in a stratified atmosphere of solar spicules, we solve linear and ...
Fazel, Z., Ebadi, H.
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Characterising solar magnetic reconnection in confined and eruptive flares

Astrophysics and Space Science, 2023
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental mechanism through which energy stored in magnetic fields is released explosively on a massive scale, they could be presented as eruptive or confined flares, depending on their association with coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
Balamuralikrishna, Kanniah, Soo, John Y. H., Tahrin, Norhaslinda Mohamed, Aziz, Abdul Halim Abdul   +3 more
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Kinetic Scale Magnetic Reconnection with a Turbulent Forcing: Particle-in-cell Simulations

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
Turbulent magnetic reconnection has been observed by spacecraft to occur commonly in terrestrial magnetosphere and the solar wind, providing a new scenario of kinetic scale magnetic reconnection.
San Lu, Quanming Lu, Rongsheng Wang, Xinmin Li, Xinliang Gao, Kai Huang, Haomin Sun, Yan Yang, Anton V. Artemyev, Xin An, Yingdong Jia   +10 more
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Excitation of Large Amplitude Compressional ULF Waves in the Magnetosphere by Solar Wind Pressure Spikes and IMF Southward Turning

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract We present a case study of large amplitude, compressional Pc5 waves observed by GOES 13 and 15 at geosynchronous orbit near noon. These waves were excited near the arrival time of two consecutive solar wind dynamic pressure spikes at the magnetopause, the second of which was associated with a large and rapid southward turning of the ...
C. Lazzeri, C. Forsyth, A. Samsonov, A. Fazakerley, M. Archer, T. Elsden, K. J. Trattner, J. Rae, A. W. Degeling   +8 more
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Reconnection Mediated by Magnetic Fractures and the Solar Flare

The Astrophysical Journal, 2018
AbstractReconnection of sheared magnetic fields is commonly treated by regarding the component perpendicular to the antiparallel components as a largely inert guide field. In this paper an alternative is proposed in which the free energy residing in the shear field is being converted prior to reconnection.
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