Simultaneous macroscale and microscale wave–ion interaction in near-earth space plasmas [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Cross-scale energy transfers in collisionless plasmas help understanding involved mechanisms. Here, the authors show simultaneous macro- and micro-scale wave-ion interactions provide an efficient mechanism for cross-scale energy transfer and plasma ...
Z.-Y. Liu +11 more
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Electrostatic Solitary Structures in Space Plasmas: Soliton Perspective
Plasma, 2021 Occurrence of electrostatic solitary waves (ESWs) is ubiquitous in space plasmas, e.g., solar wind, Lunar wake and the planetary magnetospheres. Several theoretical models have been proposed to interpret the observed characteristics of the ESWs.
Gurbax Singh Lakhina +3 more
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On the Calculation of the Effective Polytropic Index in Space Plasmas [PDF]
Entropy (Basel), 2019 The polytropic index of space plasmas is typically determined from the relationship between the measured plasma density and temperature. In this study, we quantify the errors in the determination of the polytropic index, due to uncertainty in the ...
G. Nicolaou, G. Livadiotis, R. Wicks
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The two-fluid dynamics and energetics of the asymmetric magnetic reconnection in laboratory and space plasmas [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2018 Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process in magnetized plasma where magnetic energy is converted to plasma energy. Despite huge differences in the physical size of the reconnection layer, remarkably similar characteristics are observed in both ...
M. Yamada +13 more
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Collisionless Magnetic Reconnection in Space Plasmas [PDF]
Frontiers in Physics, 2013 Magnetic reconnection, the merging of oppositely directed magnetic fields that leads to field reconfiguration, plasma heating, jetting and acceleration, is one of the most celebrated processes in collisionless plasmas.
Rudolf A. Treumann, Wolfgang eBaumjohann
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Electron Power-Law Spectra in Solar and Space Plasmas [PDF]
Space Science Reviews, 2018 Particles are accelerated to very high, non-thermal energies in solar and space plasma environments. While energy spectra of accelerated electrons often exhibit a power law, it remains unclear how electrons are accelerated to high energies and what ...
Battaglia, M. +12 more
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Magnetic null points in kinetic simulations of space plasmas [PDF]
, 2015 We present a systematic attempt to study magnetic null points and the associated magnetic energy conversion in kinetic Particle-in-Cell simulations of various plasma configurations.
Cazzola, Emanuele +7 more
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Kappa Distributions: Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics of Space and Astrophysical Plasmas
Universe, 2018 Kappa distributions received impetus as they provide efficient modelling of the observed particle distributions in space and astrophysical plasmas throughout the heliosphere.
George Livadiotis
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Fast Inverse Transform Sampling of Non‐Gaussian Distribution Functions in Space Plasmas [PDF]
Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 2022 Non‐Gaussian distributions are commonly observed in collisionless space plasmas. Generating samples from non‐Gaussian distributions is critical for the initialization of particle‐in‐cell simulations that investigate their driven and undriven dynamics. To
X. An +5 more
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DRAFT: A Method for Wave Analyses in Space Plasmas
Astrophysical Journal, 2022 In this study, we apply a method for wave analyses in space plasmas, to better understand the nature of plasma waves and turbulence. Such a method is based on four-spacecraft measurements of magnetic fields or electric fields; it calculates the phase ...
W. Zhang +7 more
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