Direct Evidence of Magnetic Reconnection Onset via the Tearing Instability by Mayur R. Bakrania, I. Jonathan Rae, I. Jonathan Rae, Andrew P. Walsh, Daniel Verscharen, Andy W. Smith, Colin Forsyth, Anna Tenerani

“…Our analysis of the tearing instability provides new insights into the fundamental understanding of the mechanism responsible for reconnection, a process that is ubiquitous in different astrophysical plasma regimes across the Universe and in laboratory experiments on Earth.…”
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Velocity-space Signatures of Resonant Energy Transfer between Whistler Waves and Electrons in the Earth’s Magnetosheath by Wence Jiang, Daniel Verscharen, Seong-Yeop Jeong, Hui Li, Kristopher G. Klein, Christopher J. Owen, Chi Wang

“…Wave–particle interactions play a crucial role in transferring energy between electromagnetic fields and charged particles in space and astrophysical plasmas. Despite the prevalence of different electromagnetic waves in space, there is still a lack of understanding of fundamental aspects of wave–particle interactions, particularly in terms of energy flow and velocity-space characteristics. …”
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