Kinetic signatures of the region surrounding the X line in asymmetric (magnetopause) reconnection

• Main Authors: M. A. Shay, T. D. Phan, C. C. Haggerty, M. Fujimoto, J. F. Drake, K. Malakit, P. A. Cassak, M. Swisdak
• Other Authors: Bartol Research Institute
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Earth and Planetary Sciences
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/43596
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2016. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Kinetic particle-in-cell simulations are used to identify signatures of the electron diffusion region (EDR) and its surroundings during asymmetric magnetic reconnection. A "shoulder" in the sunward pointing normal electric field (EN...