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  • 1. Deca, J.
    et al.
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Lapenta, G.
    Lembege, B.
    Markidis, S.
    Horanyi, M.
    Electromagnetic Particle-in-Cell Simulations of the Solar Wind Interaction with Lunar Magnetic Anomalies2014In: Physical Review Letters, ISSN 0031-9007, E-ISSN 1079-7114, Vol. 112, no 15, p. 151102-Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We present the first three-dimensional fully kinetic and electromagnetic simulations of the solar wind interaction with lunar crustal magnetic anomalies (LMAs). Using the implicit particle-in-cell code IPIC3D, we confirm that LMAs may indeed be strong enough to stand off the solar wind from directly impacting the lunar surface forming a mini-magnetosphere, as suggested by spacecraft observations and theory. In contrast to earlier magnetohydrodynamics and hybrid simulations, the fully kinetic nature of IPIC3D allows us to investigate the space charge effects and in particular the electron dynamics dominating the near-surface lunar plasma environment. We describe for the first time the interaction of a dipole model centered just below the lunar surface under plasma conditions such that only the electron population is magnetized. The fully kinetic treatment identifies electromagnetic modes that alter the magnetic field at scales determined by the electron physics. Driven by strong pressure anisotropies, the mini-magnetosphere is unstable over time, leading to only temporal shielding of the surface underneath. Future human exploration as well as lunar science in general therefore hinges on a better understanding of LMAs.

  • 2.
    Deca, Jan
    et al.
    Univ Colorado, Atmospher & Space Phys Lab, Campus Box 392, Boulder, CO 80309 USA.;NASA SSERVI, Inst Modeling Plasma Atmospheres & Cosm Dust, Boulder, CO 80301 USA..
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. St Petersburg State Univ, Dept Phys, St Petersburg, Russia..
    Reflected Charged Particle Populations Around Dipolar Lunar Magnetic Anomalies2016In: Astrophysical Journal, ISSN 0004-637X, E-ISSN 1538-4357, Vol. 829, no 2, article id 60Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    In this work we analyze and compare the reflected particle populations for both a horizontal and a vertical dipole model embedded in the lunar surface, representing the solar wind interaction with two different lunar magnetic anomaly (LMA) structures. Using the 3D full-kinetic electromagnetic code iPic3D, in combination with a test-particle approach to generate particle trajectories, we focus on the ion and electron dynamics. Whereas the vertical model electrostatically reflects ions upward under both near-parallel and near-perpendicular angles with respect to the lunar surface, the horizontal model only has a significant shallow component. Characterizing the electron dynamics, we find that the interplay of the mini-magnetosphere electric and magnetic fields is capable of temporarily trapping low-energy electrons and possibly ejecting them upstream. Our results are in agreement with recent high-resolution observations. Low-to medium-altitude ion and electron observations might be excellent indicators to complement orbital magnetic field measurements and better uncover the underlying magnetic field structure. The latter is of particular importance in defining the correlation between LMAs and lunar swirls, and further testing the solar wind shielding hypothesis for albedo markings due to space weathering. Observing more reflected ions does not necessarily point to the existence of a mini-magnetosphere.

  • 3.
    Deca, Jan
    et al.
    Univ Colorado, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO 80303 USA.;NASA, SSERVI, Inst Modeling Plasma Atmospheres & Cosm Dus, Moffett Field, CA 94035 USA..
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. St Petersburg State Univ, Phys Dept, St Petersburg 198504, Russia.
    Henri, Pierre
    CNRS, LPC2E, F-45071 Orleans, France..
    Eriksson, Anders
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Markidis, Stefano
    KTH Royal Inst Technol, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden..
    Olshevsky, Vyacheslav
    Katholieke Univ Leuven, Ctr Math Plasma Astrophys CmPA, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium..
    Horányi, Mihály
    Univ Colorado, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO 80303 USA.;NASA, SSERVI, Inst Modeling Plasma Atmospheres & Cosm Dus, Moffett Field, CA 94035 USA..
    Electron and Ion Dynamics of the Solar Wind Interaction with a Weakly Outgassing Comet2017In: Physical Review Letters, ISSN 0031-9007, E-ISSN 1079-7114, Vol. 118, no 20, article id 205101Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Using a 3D fully kinetic approach, we disentangle and explain the ion and electron dynamics of the solar wind interaction with a weakly outgassing comet. We show that, to first order, the dynamical interaction is representative of a four-fluid coupled system. We self-consistently simulate and identify the origin of the warm and suprathermal electron distributions observed by ESA's Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and conclude that a detailed kinetic treatment of the electron dynamics is critical to fully capture the complex physics of mass-loading plasmas.

  • 4.
    Deca, Jan
    et al.
    Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Math, Ctr Math Plasma Astrophys, Leuven, Belgium.;Univ Versailles St Quentin, Lab Atmospheres, Milieux, Observat Spati, Guyancourt, France.;Univ Colorado, Atmospher & Space Phys Lab, Boulder, CO 80309 USA..
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. St Petersburg State Univ, Dept Phys, St Petersburg 199034, Russia..
    Lembege, Bertrand
    Univ Versailles St Quentin, Lab Atmospheres, Milieux, Observat Spati, Guyancourt, France..
    Horanyi, Mihaly
    Univ Colorado, Atmospher & Space Phys Lab, Boulder, CO 80309 USA..
    Markidis, Stefano
    Royal Inst Technol, High Performance Comp & Visualizat, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Lapenta, Giovanni
    Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Math, Ctr Math Plasma Astrophys, Leuven, Belgium..
    General mechanism and dynamics of the solar wind interaction with lunar magnetic anomalies from 3-D particle-in-cell simulations2015In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, ISSN 2169-9380, E-ISSN 2169-9402, Vol. 120, no 8, p. 6443-6463Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We present a general model of the solar wind interaction with a dipolar lunar crustal magnetic anomaly (LMA) using three-dimensional full-kinetic and electromagnetic simulations. We confirm that LMAs may indeed be strong enough to stand off the solar wind from directly impacting the lunar surface, forming a so-called minimagnetosphere, as suggested by spacecraft observations and theory. We show that the LMA configuration is driven by electron motion because its scale size is small with respect to the gyroradius of the solar wind ions. We identify a population of back-streaming ions, the deflection of magnetized electrons via the E x B drift motion, and the subsequent formation of a halo region of elevated density around the dipole source. Finally, it is shown that the presence and efficiency of the processes are heavily impacted by the upstream plasma conditions and, on their turn, influence the overall structure and evolution of the LMA system. Understanding the detailed physics of the solar wind interaction with LMAs, including magnetic shielding, particle dynamics and surface charging is vital to evaluate its implications for lunar exploration.

  • 5.
    Deca, Jan
    et al.
    Univ Colorado Boulder, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO USA; NASA SSERVI, Inst Modeling Plasma Atmospheres & Cosm Dust, Moffett Field, CA USA; Univ Versailles St Quentin, Lab Atmospheres Milieux Observat Spatiales, Guyancourt, France.
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. St Petersburg State Univ, Phys Dept, St Petersburg, Russia; Swedish Inst Space Phys, Uppsala, Sweden.
    Lue, Charles
    Univ Iowa, Dept Phys & Astron, Iowa City, IA USA; Swedish Inst Space Phys, Kiruna, Sweden.
    Ahmadi, Tara
    St Petersburg State Univ, Phys Dept, St Petersburg, Russia.
    Horanyi, Mihaly
    Univ Colorado Boulder, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO USA; NASA SSERVI, Inst Modeling Plasma Atmospheres & Cosm Dust, Moffett Field, CA USA.
    Reiner Gamma albedo features reproduced by modeling solar wind standoff2018In: Communications Physics, E-ISSN 2399-3650, Vol. 1, article id 12Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    All lunar swirls are known to be co-located with crustal magnetic anomalies (LMAs). Not all LMAs can be associated with albedo markings, making swirls, and their possible connection with the former, an intriguing puzzle yet to be solved. By coupling fully kinetic simulations with a Surface Vector Mapping model, we show that solar wind standoff, an ion–electron kinetic interaction mechanism that locally prevents weathering by solar wind ions, reproduces the shape of the Reiner Gamma albedo pattern. Our method reveals why not every magnetic anomaly forms a distinct albedo marking. A qualitative match between optical remote observations and in situ particle measurements of the back-scattered ions is simultaneously achieved, demonstrating the importance of a kinetic approach to describe the solar wind interaction with LMAs. The anti-correlation between the predicted amount of surface weathering and the surface reflectance is strongest when evaluating the proton energy flux.

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  • 6.
    Deca, Jan
    et al.
    Univ Colorado, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA.;NASA, Inst Modeling Plasma Atmospheres & Cosm Dust, SSERVI, Boulder, CO 80305 USA.;Univ Versailles St Quentin, Observat Spatiales, Lab Atmospheres, Milieux, Guyancourt, France..
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. St Petersburg State Univ, Dept Phys, St Petersburg 199034, Russia..
    Wang, Xu
    Univ Colorado, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA.;NASA, Inst Modeling Plasma Atmospheres & Cosm Dust, SSERVI, Boulder, CO 80305 USA..
    Lembege, Bertrand
    Univ Versailles St Quentin, Observat Spatiales, Lab Atmospheres, Milieux, Guyancourt, France..
    Markidis, Stefano
    KTH Royal Inst Technol, High Performance Comp & Visualizat, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Horanyi, Mihaly
    Univ Colorado, Lab Atmospher & Space Phys, Boulder, CO 80309 USA.;NASA, Inst Modeling Plasma Atmospheres & Cosm Dust, SSERVI, Boulder, CO 80305 USA..
    Lapenta, Giovanni
    Katholieke Univ Leuven, Dept Math, Ctr Math Plasma Astrophys, Leuven, Belgium..
    Three-dimensional full-kinetic simulation of the solar wind interaction with a vertical dipolar lunarmagnetic anomaly2016In: Geophysical Research Letters, ISSN 0094-8276, E-ISSN 1944-8007, Vol. 43, no 9, p. 4136-4144Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    A detailed understanding of the solar wind interaction with lunar magnetic anomalies (LMAs) is essential to identify its implications for lunar exploration and to enhance our physical understanding of the particle dynamics in a magnetized plasma. We present the first three-dimensional full-kinetic electromagnetic simulation case study of the solar wind interaction with a vertical dipole, resembling a medium-size LMA. In contrast to a horizontal dipole, we show that a vertical dipole twists its field lines and cannot form a minimagnetosphere. Instead, it creates a ring-shaped weathering pattern and reflects up to 21% (four times more as compared to the horizontal case) of the incoming solar wind ions electrostatically through the normal electric field formed above the electron shielding region surrounding the cusp. This work delivers a vital piece to fully comprehend and interpret lunar observations, as we find the amount of reflected ions to be a tracer for the underlying field structure.

  • 7.
    Divin, Andrey
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Khotyaintsev, Yuri V.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Vaivads, Andris
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    André, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Lower hybrid drift instability at a dipolarization front2015In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, ISSN 2169-9380, E-ISSN 2169-9402, Vol. 120, no 2, p. 1124-1132Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We present observations of a reconnection jet front detected by the Cluster satellites in the magnetotail of Earth, which are commonly referred to as dipolarization fronts. We investigate in detail electric field structures observed at the front which have frequency in the lower hybrid range and amplitudes reaching 40mV/m. We determine the frequency and phase velocity of these structures in the reference frame of the front and identify them as a manifestation of the lower hybrid drift instability (LHDI) excited at the sharp density gradient at the front. The LHDI is observed in the nonlinear stage of its evolution as the electrostatic potential of the structures is comparable to approximate to 10% of the electron temperature. The front appears to be a coherent structure on ion and MHD scales, suggesting existence of a dynamic equilibrium between excitation of the LHDI and recovery of the steep density gradient at the front.

  • 8.
    Divin, Andrey
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Khotyaintsev, Yuri V.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Vaivads, Andris
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    André, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Toledo-Redondo, S.
    European Space Agcy, ESAC, Sci Directorate, Madrid, Spain..
    Markidis, S.
    KTH Royal Inst Technol, Dept Computat Sci & Technol, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Lapenta, G.
    Katholieke Univ Leuven, Ctr Math Plasma Astrophys, Dept Math, Leuven, Belgium..
    Three-scale structure of diffusion region in the presence of cold ions2016In: Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, ISSN 2169-9380, E-ISSN 2169-9402, Vol. 121, no 12, p. 12001-12013Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Kinetic simulations and spacecraft observations typically display the two-scale structure of collisionless diffusion region (DR), with electron and ion demagnetization scales governing the spatial extent of the DR. Recent in situ observations of the nightside magnetosphere, as well as investigation of magnetic reconnection events at the Earth's magnetopause, discovered the presence of a population of cold (tens of eV) ions of ionospheric origin. We present two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of collisionless magnetic reconnection in multicomponent plasma with ions consisting of hot and cold populations. We show that a new cold ion diffusion region scale is introduced in between that of hot ions and electrons. Demagnetization scale of cold ion population is several times (similar to 4-8) larger than the initial cold ion gyroradius. Cold ions are accelerated and thermalized during magnetic reconnection and form ion beams moving with velocities close to the Alfven velocity.

  • 9.
    Eriksson, Elin
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy.
    Vaivads, Andris
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Graham, Daniel B.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. Physics Department, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia.
    Khotyaintsev, Yuri V.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Yordanova, Emiliya
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    André, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy.
    Electron Energization at a Reconnecting Magnetosheath Current Sheet2018In: Geophysical Research Letters, ISSN 0094-8276, E-ISSN 1944-8007, Vol. 45, no 16Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We present observations of electron energization within a sub-ion-scale magnetosheath current sheet (CS). A number of signatures indicate ongoing reconnection, including the thickness of the CS (∼0.7 ion inertial length), nonzero normal magnetic field, Hall magnetic fields with electrons carrying the Hall currents, and electron heating. We observe localized electron acceleration and heating parallel to the magnetic field at the edges of the CS. Electrostatic waves observed in these regions have low phase velocity and small wave potentials and thus cannot provide the observed acceleration and heating. Instead, we find that the electrons are accelerated by a parallel potential within the separatrix regions. Similar acceleration has been reported based on magnetopause and magnetotail observations.Thus, despite the different plasma conditions in magnetosheath, magnetopause, and magnetotail,the acceleration mechanism and corresponding heating of electrons is similar.

  • 10.
    Khotyaintsev, Yuri V.
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Vaivads, Andris
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    André, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Markidis, S.
    KTH Royal Inst Technol, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Energy conversion at dipolarization fronts2017In: Geophysical Research Letters, ISSN 0094-8276, E-ISSN 1944-8007, Vol. 44, no 3, p. 1234-1242Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We use multispacecraft observations by Cluster in the Earth's magnetotail and 3-D particle-in-cell simulations to investigate conversion of electromagnetic energy at the front of a fast plasma jet. We find that the major energy conversion is happening in the Earth (laboratory) frame, where the electromagnetic energy is being transferred from the electromagnetic field to particles. This process operates in a region with size of the order several ion inertial lengths across the jet front, and the primary contribution to E . j is coming from the motional electric field and the ion current. In the frame of the front we find fluctuating energy conversion with localized loads and generators at sub-ion scales which are primarily related to the lower hybrid drift instability excited at the front; however, these provide relatively small net energy conversion.

  • 11. Korovinskiy, D. B.
    et al.
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Erkaev, N. V.
    Ivanova, V. V.
    Ivanov, I. B.
    Semenov, V. S.
    Lapenta, G.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Markidis, S.
    Biernat, H. K.
    Zellinger, M.
    MHD modeling of the double-gradient (kink) magnetic instability2013In: Journal of Geophysical Research, ISSN 0148-0227, E-ISSN 2156-2202, Vol. 118, no 3, p. 1146-1158Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The paper presents the detailed numerical investigation of the "double-gradient mode," which is believed to be responsible for the magnetotail flapping oscillations-the fast vertical (normal to the layer) oscillations of the Earth's magnetotail plasma sheet with a quasiperiod similar to 100-200 s. The instability is studied using the magnetotail near-equilibrium configuration. For the first time, linear three-dimensional numerical analysis is complemented with full 3-D MHD simulations. It is known that the "double-gradient mode" has unstable solutions in the region of the tailward growth of the magnetic field component, normal to the current sheet. The unstable kink branch of the mode is the focus of our study. Linear MHD code results agree with the theory, and the growth rate is found to be close to the peak value, provided by the analytical estimates. Full 3-D simulations are initialized with the numerically relaxed magnetotail equilibrium, similar to the linear code initial condition. The calculations show that current layer with tailward gradient of the normal component of the magnetic field is unstable to wavelengths longer than the curvature radius of the field line. The segment of the current sheet with the earthward gradient of the normal component makes some stabilizing effect (the same effect is registered in the linearized MHD simulations) due to the minimum of the total pressure localized in the center of the sheet. The overall growth rate is close to the theoretical double-gradient estimate averaged over the computational domain.

  • 12.
    Korovinskiy, D.
    et al.
    Austrian Acad Sci, Space Res Inst, Schmiedlstr 6, A-8042 Graz, Austria.;St Petersburg State Univ, St Petersburg 198504, Russia..
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Ivanova, V.
    St Petersburg State Univ, St Petersburg 198504, Russia..
    Erkaev, N.
    SB RAS, Inst Computat Modelling, Krasnoyarsk 660036, Russia.;Siberian Fed Univ, Krasnoyarsk 660041, Russia..
    Semenov, V.
    St Petersburg State Univ, St Petersburg 198504, Russia..
    Ivanov, I.
    St Petersburg State Univ, St Petersburg 198504, Russia..
    Biernat, H.
    Austrian Acad Sci, Space Res Inst, Schmiedlstr 6, A-8042 Graz, Austria..
    Lapenta, G.
    Katholieke Univ Leuven, Ctr Plasma Astrofys, Dept Wiskunde, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium..
    Markidis, S.
    KTH Royal Inst Technol, PDC Ctr High Performance Comp, S-10044 Stockholm, Sweden..
    MHD Modeling of the Kink "Double-gradient" Branch of the Ballooning Instability in the Magnetotail2014In: Numerical Modeling Of Space Plasma Flows: ASTRONUM-2013 / [ed] Pogorelov, NV; Audit, E; Zank, GP, ASTRONOMICAL SOC PACIFIC , 2014, Vol. 488, p. 149-154Conference paper (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We present a numerical investigation of the double-gradient mode, which is believed to be responsible for the magnetotail flapping oscillations the fast vertical oscillations of the Earth's magnetotail plasma sheet (quasiperiod similar to 100 - 200 s). It is known that this mode has an unstable solution in the region of the tailward-growing normal magnetic field component. The kink branch of the mode is the focus of our study. The instability is studied using the magnetotail near-equilibrium configuration, fixed by the approximate solution of the Grad-Shafranov equation. The linear three-dimensional numerical analysis is complemented with full 3-D MUD simulations. The results of our linearized MHD code agree with the theory, and the growth rate is found to be close to the peak value provided by an analytical estimate. Also, the eigenfunctions, calculated analytically, are very similar to the perturbations obtained numerically. The full 3D MHD simulations are initialized with the numerically relaxed magnetotail equilibrium, similar to the linear code initial condition. The calculations show that the double-gradient mode is excited in a region of small radii of the magnetic field lines curvature, which is in accordance with the analytical predictions. In contrast to the linearized MHD simulations, non-local interactions are involved; hence, the overall growth rate turns out to be close to the theoretical estimate averaged over the computational domain.

  • 13. Lapenta, Giovanni
    et al.
    Goldman, Martin
    Newman, David
    Markidis, Stefano
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Electromagnetic energy conversion in downstream fronts from three dimensional kinetic reconnection2014In: Physics of Plasmas, ISSN 1070-664X, E-ISSN 1089-7674, Vol. 21, no 5, p. 055702-Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The electromagnetic energy equation is analyzed term by term in a 3D simulation of kinetic reconnection previously reported by Vapirev et al. [J. Geophys. Res.: Space Phys. 118, 1435 (2013)]. The evolution presents the usual 2D-like topological structures caused by an initial perturbation independent of the third dimension. However, downstream of the reconnection site, where the jetting plasma encounters the yet unperturbed pre-existing plasma, a downstream front is formed and made unstable by the strong density gradient and the unfavorable local acceleration field. The energy exchange between plasma and fields is most intense at the instability, reaching several pW/m(3), alternating between load (energy going from fields to particles) and generator (energy going from particles to fields) regions. Energy exchange is instead purely that of a load at the reconnection site itself in a region focused around the x-line and elongated along the separatrix surfaces. Poynting fluxes are generated at all energy exchange regions and travel away from the reconnection site transporting an energy signal of the order of about S approximate to 10(-3)W/m(2).

  • 14. Lapenta, Giovanni
    et al.
    Markidis, Stefano
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Newman, David
    Goldman, Martin
    Separatrices: The crux of reconnection2015In: Journal of Plasma Physics, ISSN 0022-3778, E-ISSN 1469-7807, Vol. 81, article id 325810109Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Magnetic reconnection is one of the key processes in astrophysical and laboratory plasmas: it is the opposite of a dynamo. Looking at energy, a dynamo transforms kinetic energy in magnetic energy while reconnection takes magnetic energy and returns it to its kinetic form. Most plasma processes at their core involve first storing magnetic energy accumulated over time and then releasing it suddenly. We focus here on this release. A key concept in analysing reconnection is that of the separatrix, a surface (line in 2D) that separates the fresh unperturbed plasma embedded in magnetic field lines not yet reconnected with the hotter exhaust embedded in reconnected field lines. In kinetic physics, the separatrices become a layer where many key processes develop. We present here new results relative to the processes at the separatrices that regulate the plasma flow, the energization of the species, the electromagnetic fields and the instabilities developing at the separatrices.

  • 15. Markidis, S.
    et al.
    Henri, P.
    Lapenta, G.
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Goldman, M.
    Newman, D.
    Laure, E.
    Kinetic simulations of plasmoid chain dynamics2013In: Physics of Plasmas, ISSN 1070-664X, E-ISSN 1089-7674, Vol. 20, no 8, p. 082105-Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The dynamics of a plasmoid chain is studied with three dimensional Particle-in-Cell simulations. The evolution of the system with and without a uniform guide field, whose strength is 1/3 the asymptotic magnetic field, is investigated. The plasmoid chain forms by spontaneous magnetic reconnection: the tearing instability rapidly disrupts the initial current sheet generating several small-scale plasmoids that rapidly grow in size coalescing and kinking. The plasmoid kink is mainly driven by the coalescence process. It is found that the presence of guide field strongly influences the evolution of the plasmoid chain. Without a guide field, a main reconnection site dominates and smaller reconnection regions are included in larger ones, leading to an hierarchical structure of the plasmoid-dominated current sheet. On the contrary in presence of a guide field, plasmoids have approximately the same size and the hierarchical structure does not emerge, a strong core magnetic field develops in the center of the plasmoid in the direction of the existing guide field, and bump-on-tail instability, leading to the formation of electron holes, is detected in proximity of the plasmoids.

  • 16. Olshevsky, Vyacheslav
    et al.
    Lapenta, Giovanni
    Markidis, Stefano
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Role of Z-pinches in magnetic reconnection in space plasmas2015In: Journal of Plasma Physics, ISSN 0022-3778, E-ISSN 1469-7807, Vol. 81, article id 325810105Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    A widely accepted scenario of magnetic reconnection in collisionless space plasmas is the breakage of magnetic field lines in X-points. In laboratory, reconnection is commonly studied in pinches, current channels embedded into twisted magnetic fields. No model of magnetic reconnection in space plasmas considers both nullpoints and pinches as peers. We have performed a particle-in-cell simulation of magnetic reconnection in a three-dimensional configuration where null-points are present initially, and Z-pinches are formed during the simulation along the lines of spiral null-points. The non-spiral null-points are more stable than spiral ones, and no substantial energy dissipation is associated with them. On the contrary, turbulent magnetic reconnection in the pinches causes the magnetic energy to decay at a rate of similar to 1.5% per ion gyro period. Dissipation in similar structures is a likely scenario in space plasmas with large fraction of spiral null-points.

  • 17. Peng, Ivy Bo
    et al.
    Vencels, Juris
    Lapenta, Giovanni
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Vaivads, Andris
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Laure, Erwin
    Markidis, Stefano
    Energetic particles in magnetotail reconnection2015In: Journal of Plasma Physics, ISSN 0022-3778, E-ISSN 1469-7807, Vol. 81, article id 325810202Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    We carried out a 3D fully kinetic simulation of Earth's magnetotail magnetic reconnection to study the dynamics of energetic particles. We developed and implemented a new relativistic particle mover in iPIC3D, an implicit Particle-in-Cell code, to correctly model the dynamics of energetic particles. Before the onset of magnetic reconnection, energetic electrons are found localized close to current sheet and accelerated by lower hybrid drift instability. During magnetic reconnection, energetic particles are found in the reconnection region along the x-line and in the separatrices region. The energetic electrons are first present in localized stripes of the separatrices and finally cover all the separatrix surfaces. Along the separatrices, regions with strong electron deceleration are found. In the reconnection region, two categories of electron trajectory are identified. First, part of the electrons are trapped in the reconnection region, bouncing a few times between the outflow jets. Second, part of the electrons pass the reconnection region without being trapped. Different from electrons, energetic ions are localized on the reconnection fronts of the outflow jets.

  • 18.
    Toledo-Redondo, Sergio
    et al.
    European Space Agcy, Sci Directorate, ESAC, Madrid, Spain..
    André, Mats
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Khotyaintsev, Yuri V.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Vaivads, Andris
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Walsh, Andrew
    European Space Agcy, Sci Directorate, ESAC, Madrid, Spain..
    Li, Wenya
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Graham, Daniel B.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Lavraud, Benoit
    Univ Toulouse UPS, Inst Rech Astrophys & Planetol, Toulouse, France.;CNRS, Toulouse, France..
    Masson, Arnaud
    European Space Agcy, Sci Directorate, ESAC, Madrid, Spain..
    Aunai, Nicolas
    Univ Paris 11, CNRS, Lab Plasma Phys, UPMC,Ecole Polytech, Paris, France..
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. St Petersburg State Univ, Earth Phys Dept, Fac Phys, St Petersburg, Russia..
    Dargent, Jeremy
    Univ Toulouse UPS, Inst Rech Astrophys & Planetol, Toulouse, France.;CNRS, Toulouse, France.;Univ Paris 11, CNRS, Lab Plasma Phys, UPMC,Ecole Polytech, Paris, France..
    Fuselier, Stephen
    Southwest Res Inst, San Antonio, TX USA.;Univ Texas San Antonio, Dept Space Sci, San Antonio, TX USA..
    Gershman, Daniel J.
    NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA..
    Dorelli, John
    NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA..
    Giles, Barbara
    NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA..
    Avanov, Levon
    NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA.;Univ Maryland, Dept Astron, College Pk, MD 20742 USA..
    Pollock, Craig
    NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA..
    Saito, Yoshifumi
    Inst Space & Astronaut Sci, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan..
    Moore, Thomas E.
    NASA, Goddard Space Flight Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA..
    Coffey, Victoria
    NASA, Marshall Space Flight Ctr, Huntsville, AL USA..
    Chandler, Michael O.
    NASA, Marshall Space Flight Ctr, Huntsville, AL USA..
    Lindqvist, Per-Arne
    Royal Inst Technol, Dept Space & Plasma Phys, Stockholm, Sweden..
    Torbert, Roy
    Univ New Hampshire, Inst Study Earth Oceans & Space, Durham, NH 03824 USA..
    Russell, Christopher T.
    Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA..
    Cold ion demagnetization near the X-line of magnetic reconnection2016In: Geophysical Research Letters, ISSN 0094-8276, E-ISSN 1944-8007, Vol. 43, no 13, p. 6759-6767Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Although the effects of magnetic reconnection in magnetospheres can be observed at planetary scales, reconnection is initiated at electron scales in a plasma. Surrounding the electron diffusion region, there is an Ion-Decoupling Region (IDR) of the size of the ion length scales (inertial length and gyroradius). Reconnection at the Earth's magnetopause often includes cold magnetospheric (few tens of eV), hot magnetospheric (10keV), and magnetosheath (1keV) ions, with different gyroradius length scales. We report observations of a subregion inside the IDR of the size of the cold ion population gyroradius (approximate to 15km) where the cold ions are demagnetized and accelerated parallel to the Hall electric field. Outside the subregion, cold ions follow the E x B motion together with electrons, while hot ions are demagnetized. We observe a sharp cold ion density gradient separating the two regions, which we identify as the cold and hot IDRs.

  • 19. Vapirev, A. E.
    et al.
    Lapenta, G.
    Divin, Andrey
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division.
    Markidis, S.
    Henri, P.
    Goldman, M.
    Newman, D.
    Formation of a transient front structure near reconnection point in 3-D PIC simulations2013In: Journal of Geophysical Research, ISSN 0148-0227, E-ISSN 2156-2202, Vol. 118, no 4, p. 1435-1449Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Massively parallel numerical simulations of magnetic reconnection are presented in this study. Electromagnetic full-particle implicit code iPIC3D is used to study the dynamics and 3-D evolution of reconnection outflows. Such features as Hall magnetic field, inflow and outflow, and diffusion region formation are very similar to 2-D particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. In addition, it is well known that instabilities develop in the current flow direction or oblique directions. These modes could provide for anomalous resistivity and diffusive drag and can serve as additional proxies for magnetic reconnection. In our work, the unstable evolution of reconnection transient front structures is studied. Reconnection configuration in the absence of guide field is considered, and it is initialized with a localized perturbation aligned in the cross-tail direction. Our study suggests that the instabilities lead to the development of finger-like density structures on ion-electron hybrid scales. These structures are characterized by a rapid increase of the magnetic field, normal to the current sheet (Bz). A small decrease in the magnetic field component parallel to the reconnection X line and the component perpendicular to the current sheet is observed in the region ahead of the front. The instabilities form due to fact that the density gradient inside the front region is opposite to the direction of the acceleration Lorentz force. Such density structures may possibly further develop into larger-scale earthward flux transfer events during magnetotail reconnection. In addition, oscillations mainly in the magnetic and electric fields and the electron density are observed shortly before the arrival of the main front structure which is consistent with recent THEMIS observations.

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