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Reconnection-induced Electron Energization in Magnetospheric Kelvin–Helmholtz Dynamics

  • Authors: Silvia Ferro, Fabio Bacchini, Giuseppe Arrò, Francesco Pucci, Pierre Henri

Silvia Ferro et al 2026 The Astrophysical Journal Letters 1008 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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Temporal evolution of the electron out-of-plane current density in the LS, where the flow vorticity is parallel to the in-plane magnetic field. We show representative stages of the instability: (a) early nonlinear phase, (b) vortex-merging phase, and (c) fully nonlinear turbulent phase.

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