Relativistic Electron Acceleration and the “Ankle” Spectral Feature in Earth’s Magnetotail Reconnection

Relativistic Electron Acceleration and the “Ankle” Spectral Feature in Earth’s Magnetotail Reconnection

Electrons are accelerated to high, nonthermal energies during explosive energy-release events in space, such as magnetic reconnection. However, the properties and acceleration mechanisms of relativistic electrons directly associated with the reconnection X-line are not well understood. This study ut...

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Main Authors: Weijie Sun, Mitsuo Oka, Marit Øieroset, Drew L. Turner, Tai Phan, Ian J. Cohen, Xiaocan Li, Jia Huang, Andy W. Smith, James A. Slavin, Gangkai Poh, Kevin J. Genestreti, Dan Gershman, Kyunghwan Dokgo, Guan Le, Rumi Nakamura, James L. Burch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Planetary magnetospheres
Solar magnetic reconnection
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ad9bb2
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