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Non-Maxwellianity of ion velocity distributions in the Earth's magnetosheath
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Uppsala Division. Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Earth Planetary & Space Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA..ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3446-7322
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2025 (English)In: Physical review. E, ISSN 2470-0045, E-ISSN 2470-0053, Vol. 112, no 5, article id L053201Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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We analyze the deviations from local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) of the ion velocity distribution function (iVDF) in collisionless plasma turbulence. Using data from the magnetospheric multiscale (MMS) mission, we examine the non-Maxwellianity of 439 685 iVDFs in the Earth's magnetosheath. We find that the iVDFs' anisotropies and the high-order non-bi-Maxwellian features are widespread and can be significant. Our results show that the complexity of the iVDFs is strongly influenced by the ion plasma beta and turbulence intensity, with high-order non-LTE features emerging in the presence of large-amplitude magnetic field fluctuations. Furthermore, our analysis indicates that turbulence-driven magnetic curvature contributes to the isotropization of the iVDFs by scattering the ions, emphasizing the complex interaction between turbulence and the velocity distribution of charged particles in collisionless plasmas.

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American Physical Society, 2025. Vol. 112, no 5, article id L053201
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Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology Fusion, Plasma and Space Physics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-572883DOI: 10.1103/7p1x-84y9ISI: 001613656200005OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-572883DiVA, id: diva2:2021157
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Swedish Research Council, 2016-0550Swedish National Space Board, 158/16Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, 2022.0087Swedish National Space Board, 192/20The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, AST2024-0015Available from: 2025-12-12 Created: 2025-12-12 Last updated: 2025-12-12Bibliographically approved

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