• Electron Heating by Debye-Scale Turbulence in Guide-Field Reconnection 

      Khotyaintsev, Yuri V.; Graham, Daniel B.; Steinvall, Konrad; Alm, Love; Vaivads, Andris; Johlander, Andreas; Norgren, Astrid Elisabet Cecilia; Li, Wenya; Divin, Andrey; Fu, Huishan; Hwang, Kyoung-Joo; Burch, James L; Ahmadi, Narges; Le Contel, Olivier; Gershman, Daniel J; Russell, Christopher T.; Torbert, R. B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      We report electrostatic Debye-scale turbulence developing within the diffusion region of asymmetric magnetopause reconnection with a moderate guide field using observations by the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission. We show ...
    • Particle Energization in Space Plasmas: Towards a Multi-Point, Multi-Scale Plasma Observatory 

      Retinò, Alessandro; Khotyaintsev, Y; Le Contel, O; Marcucci, Maria Federica; Plaschke, Ferdinand; Vaivads, Andris; Angelopoulos, Vassilis; Blasi, Pasquale; Burch, Jim; De Keyser, Johan; Dunlop, Malcolm; Dai, Lei; Eastwood, Jonathan; Fu, Huishan; Håland, Stein Egil; Hoshino, Masahiro; Johlander, Andreas; Kepko, Larry; Kucharek, Harald; Lapenta, Gianni; Lavraud, Benoit; Malandraki, Olga; Matthaeus, William; McWilliams, Kathryn; Petrukovich, Anatoli; Pinçon, Jean-Louis; Saito, Yoshifumi; Sorriso-Valvo, Luca; Vainio, Rami; Wimmer-Schweingruber, Robert (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      This White Paper outlines the importance of addressing the fundamental science theme “How are charged particles energized in space plasmas” through a future ESA mission. The White Paper presents five compelling science ...