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@article{Pyakurel:2022:10.5194/egusphere-egu22-10186,
author = {Pyakurel, P and Phan, T and Shay, M and Stawarz, J and Øieroset, M and Cassak, P and Haggerty, C and Drake, J and Li, TC and Burch, J and Ergun, R and Gershman, D and Giles, B and Torbert, R and Strangeway, R and Russell, C},
doi = {10.5194/egusphere-egu22-10186},
title = {On the short-scale spatial variability of electron inflows in electron-only magnetic reconnection in the turbulent magnetosheath observed by MMS},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-10186},
year = {2022}
}
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AB - <jats:p><p>In the Earth&#8217;s turbulent magnetosheath downstream of the quasiparallel bow shock region, magnetic reconnection without ion coupling was observed with bi-directional super-Alfv&#233;nic electron jets. The lack of ion coupling was attributed to the small-scale sizes of the current sheets. In an electron-only reconnection event that occurred on 26 December 2016, we examine the detailed properties of electron inflows observed by all 4 MMS spacecraft. Even though the farthest MMS probe in the outflow direction from the X-line was no more than 8 electron skin depth, the electron inflows have significant asymmetry and highly variable amplitudes. We compare MMS observations with 2D-kinetic PIC simulation and find that the asymmetry in the inflow stems directly from the tilt of the out-of-plane (guide) magnetic field structure in the reconnection plane, with inflow asymmetry enhanced in the downstream region.</p></jats:p>
AU - Pyakurel,P
AU - Phan,T
AU - Shay,M
AU - Stawarz,J
AU - Øieroset,M
AU - Cassak,P
AU - Haggerty,C
AU - Drake,J
AU - Li,TC
AU - Burch,J
AU - Ergun,R
AU - Gershman,D
AU - Giles,B
AU - Torbert,R
AU - Strangeway,R
AU - Russell,C
DO - 10.5194/egusphere-egu22-10186
PY - 2022///
TI - On the short-scale spatial variability of electron inflows in electron-only magnetic reconnection in the turbulent magnetosheath observed by MMS
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-10186
ER -