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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

Caption: Figure C1.

Example of a localized subregion in the LS layer during the nonlinear stage. Left: 3D visualization of the electron velocity distribution function (VDF) in the selected box, shown in (vv⊥,1v⊥,2) space. The VDF exhibits a clear elongation along the magnetic field direction and a double-core structure. Top row: 2D projections of the VDF in the (vv⊥,1) and (vv⊥,2) planes. Middle row: spatial maps of electron agyrotropy (﹩\sqrt{{Q}_{e}}﹩) and parallel electron heating (T∥,e/T∥,e0). Bottom row: electron mixing fraction (Fe) and ﹩{\mathrm{log}}_{10}| {J}_{z,e}| ﹩, with the analyzed subregion highlighted by the magenta box.

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