Ion demagnetization in the magnetopause current layer observed by MMS

Ion demagnetization in the magnetopause current layer observed by MMS

Abstract We report ion velocity distribution functions (VDFs) observed by Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS) and present evidence for demagnetized ion Speiser motion during magnetopause reconnection. The demagnetization is observed in the vicinity of the X line, as well as near the current shee...

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Main Authors: Shan Wang, Li‐Jen Chen, Michael Hesse, Daniel J. Gershman, John Dorelli, Barbara Giles, Roy B. Torbert, Craig J. Pollock, Benoit Lavraud, Robert Strangeway, Robert E. Ergun, Jim Burch, Levon Avanov, Thomas E. Moore, Yoshifumi Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-05-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
Subjects:
magnetopause reconnection
ion demagnetization
ion distribution functions
ion energization
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL069406
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