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Statistical Study of Betatron and Fermi Electron Acceleration at Dipolarization Fronts

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 15, 16 August 2026.
Abstract Magnetic reconnection jets in Earth's magnetotail are regions of electron heating and acceleration. They are often associated with dipolarization fronts (DFs), which are characterized by sharp increases in the northward magnetic field component Bz ${B}_{z}$.
A. Kolokotronis, D. B. Graham, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, C. Norgren, K. Steinvall, L. Richard   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy Conversion and Anomalous Electric Fields in a Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection Current Sheet in the Solar Wind

The Astrophysical Journal
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in various magnetized plasma systems, capable of rapidly converting magnetic energy into plasma energy. The role of wave–particle interactions causing anomalous effects in triggering or accelerating
X. Y. Han, Z. H. Zhong, M. Zhou, Y. Pang, L. J. Song, R. X. Tang, X. H. Deng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discrete Energy Bands Beyond Galilean Moons: Bounce‐Phase Structuring of Jovian Magnetospheric Particles

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 15, 16 August 2026.
Abstract Discrete energy bands of ion fluxes, typically organized in velocity with equal separations, have been frequently observed in Jupiter's magnetosphere either in association with Galilean moons or in regions far from their influence. Here, we focus on the latter type and propose that these bands are manifestations of bounce‐phase structuring ...
Ya‐Ze Wu, Xu‐Zhi Zhou, Ze‐Fan Yin, Yixin Sun, Chao Yue, Qiugang Zong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Magnetic energy release in dynamic fan reconnection models [PDF]

, 1999
The problem of dynamic, three-dimensional magnetic reconnection is considered. Analytic “fan current” solutions are derived by superposing plane-wave disturbances on magnetic X-point equilibria.
McClymont, A.N., Craig, Ian J.D.
core   +1 more source

Recent advances in magnetic reconnection in Mars’ space environment

Discover Space
Magnetic reconnection has recently emerged as an important process in the Martian space environment. In contrast to Earth, Mars lacks a global intrinsic dipole field and possesses an induced magnetosphere shaped by solar-wind interaction with the ...
Rentong Lin, Shiyong Huang, Kui Jiang, Qiyang Xiong, Yuming Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D MHD Simulations of Coronal Loops Heated via Magnetic Braiding. II. Automatic Detection of Reconnection Outflows and Statistical Analysis of Their Properties

The Astrophysical Journal
Recent observations of fast and bursty “nanojets” suggest novel diagnostics of nanoflare heating in the solar corona. The aim of this work is to investigate the presence and properties of reconnection outflows, similar to observed nanojets, in numerical ...
G. Cozzo, Paola Testa, J. Martinez-Sykora, P. Pagano, F. Reale, F. Rappazzo, V. Hansteen, B. De Pontieu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Particle acceleration in the presence of weak turbulence at an X-type neutral point [PDF]

, 2012
We simulate the likely noisy situation near a reconnection region by superposing many 2D linear reconnection eigenmodes. The superposition of modes on the steady state X-type magnetic field creates multiple X- and O-type neutral points close to the ...
Petkaki, P., MacKinnon, A.L., Burge, C. A., MacKinnon, A. L., Burge, C.A.   +4 more
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Direct Observations of Magnetic Reconnections at the Magnetopause of the Martian Mini‐Magnetosphere

Geophysical Research Letters
While Mars lacks a global intrinsic magnetic field, it does exhibit crustal magnetic anomalies (mostly in its Southern Hemisphere). These crustal magnetic anomalies directly interact with solar wind, which forms a mini‐magnetosphere and a region denoted ...
R. T. Lin, S. Y. Huang, Z. G. Yuan, K. Jiang, H. H. Wu, Q. Y. Xiong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source