3 papers
physics.space-ph2025
Exploring the Magnetotail from Low Altitudes: Evolution of Energetic Electron Flux During the Substorm Growth Phase
Weiqin Sun, Xiao-Jia Zhang, Anton V. Artemyev +3
The magnetospheric substorm, which plays a crucial role in flux and energy transport across Earth's magnetosphere, features the formation of a thin, elongated current sheet in the…
astro-ph.HE2024
Relativistic Electron Acceleration and the 'Ankle' Spectral Feature in Earth's Magnetotail Reconnection
Weijie Sun, Mitsuo Oka, Marit Øieroset +14
Electrons are accelerated to high, non-thermal energies during explosive energy-release events in space, such as magnetic reconnection. However, the properties and acceleration mec…
physics.space-ph2024
Electron Heating by Parallel Electric Fields in Magnetotail Reconnection
Louis Richard, Yuri V. Khotyaintsev, Cecilia Norgren +5
We investigate electron heating by magnetic-field-aligned electric fields () during anti-parallel magnetic reconnection in the Earth's magnetotail. Using a statistical…