3 papers
physics.plasm-ph2026
The FLARE Facility
Hantao Ji, Jongsoo Yoo, Peiyun Shi +53
The Facility for Laboratory Reconnection Experiments (FLARE) has been constructed to study magnetic reconnection in multiple X-line regimes relevant to space, astrophysical, and fu…
physics.space-ph2026
Statistical study of energy dissipation in magnetic structures during turbulent reconnection in the Earth's magnetotail
Rachel Wang, Hantao Ji, Adam Robbins +7
Magnetic reconnection is a ubiquitous plasma phenomenon that plays a critical role in particle heating and energization. During reconnection, the topology of magnetic field rearran…
physics.plasm-ph2025
Transition to Petschek Reconnection in Subrelativistic Pair Plasmas: Implications for Particle Acceleration
Adam Robbins, Anatoly Spitkovsky
While relativistic magnetic reconnection in pair plasmas has emerged in recent years as a candidate for the origin of radiation from extreme astrophysical environments, the corresp…