@article{Burch:2016:10.1126/science.aaf2939,
author = {Burch, J and Torbert, RB and Phan, TD and Chen, LJ and Moore, TE and Ergun, RE and Eastwood, J and Gerschman, DJ and Cassak, PA and Argall, MR and Wang, S and Hesse, M and Pollock, CJ and Giles, BL and Nakamura, R and Mauk, BH and Fuselier, SA and Russell, CT and Strangeway, RJ and Drake, JF and Shay, MA and Khotyaintsev, YV and Lindqvist, PA and Marklund, G and Wilder, FD and Young, DT and Torkar, K and Goldstein, J and Dorelli, JC and Avanov, LA and Oka, M and Baker, DN and Jaynes, AN and Goodrich, KA and Cohen, IJ and Turner, DL and Fennell, JF and Blake, JB and Clemmons, J and Goldman, M and Newman, D and Petrinec, SM and Trattner, KJ and Lavraud, B and Reiff, PH and Baumjohann, W and Magnes, W and Steller, M and Lewis, W and Saito, Y and Coffey, V and Chandler, M},
doi = {10.1126/science.aaf2939},
journal = {Science},
title = {Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf2939},
volume = {352},
year = {2016}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in plasmas whereby stored magnetic energy is converted into heat and kinetic energy of charged particles. Reconnection occurs in many astrophysical plasma environments and in laboratory plasmas. Using very high time resolution measurements, NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission (MMS) has found direct evidence for electron demagnetization and acceleration at sites along the sunward boundary of Earth’s magnetosphere where the interplanetary magnetic field reconnects with the terrestrial magnetic field. We have (i) observed the conversion of magnetic energy to particle energy, (ii) measured the electric field and current, which together cause the dissipation of magnetic energy, and (iii) identified the electron population that carries the current as a result of demagnetization and acceleration within the reconnection diffusion/dissipation region.
AU  - Burch,J
AU  - Torbert,RB
AU  - Phan,TD
AU  - Chen,LJ
AU  - Moore,TE
AU  - Ergun,RE
AU  - Eastwood,J
AU  - Gerschman,DJ
AU  - Cassak,PA
AU  - Argall,MR
AU  - Wang,S
AU  - Hesse,M
AU  - Pollock,CJ
AU  - Giles,BL
AU  - Nakamura,R
AU  - Mauk,BH
AU  - Fuselier,SA
AU  - Russell,CT
AU  - Strangeway,RJ
AU  - Drake,JF
AU  - Shay,MA
AU  - Khotyaintsev,YV
AU  - Lindqvist,PA
AU  - Marklund,G
AU  - Wilder,FD
AU  - Young,DT
AU  - Torkar,K
AU  - Goldstein,J
AU  - Dorelli,JC
AU  - Avanov,LA
AU  - Oka,M
AU  - Baker,DN
AU  - Jaynes,AN
AU  - Goodrich,KA
AU  - Cohen,IJ
AU  - Turner,DL
AU  - Fennell,JF
AU  - Blake,JB
AU  - Clemmons,J
AU  - Goldman,M
AU  - Newman,D
AU  - Petrinec,SM
AU  - Trattner,KJ
AU  - Lavraud,B
AU  - Reiff,PH
AU  - Baumjohann,W
AU  - Magnes,W
AU  - Steller,M
AU  - Lewis,W
AU  - Saito,Y
AU  - Coffey,V
AU  - Chandler,M
DO  - 10.1126/science.aaf2939
PY  - 2016///
SN  - 1095-9203
TI  - Electron-scale measurements of magnetic reconnection in space
T2  - Science
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf2939
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/32763
VL  - 352
ER  - 

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