Observations of Particle Acceleration in Magnetic Reconnection-driven Turbulence

Ergun, RE; Ahmadi, N; Kromyda, L; Schwartz, SJ; Chasapis, A; Hoilijoki, S; Wilder, FD; Stawarz, JE; Goodrich, KA; Turner, DL; Cohen, IJ; Bingham, ST; Holmes, JC; Nakamura, R; Pucci, F; Torbert, RB; Burch, JL; Lindqvist, PA; Strangeway, RJ; Le Contel, O; Giles, BL

Ergun, RE (corresponding author), Univ Colorado, Dept Astrophys & Planetary Sci, Boulder, CO 80309 USA.; Ergun, RE (corresponding author), Univ Colorado, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA.

ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL, 2020; 898 (2):

Abstract

The Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission observes, in detail, charged particle heating and substantial nonthermal acceleration in a region of strong turb......

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