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The resonant interaction of relativistic electrons and whistler waves is an important mechanism of electron acceleration and scattering in the Earth radiation belts and other space plasma systems. For low amplitude waves, such an…
A concise review is given on the past two decades' results from laboratory experiments on collisionless magnetic reconnection in direct relation with space measurements, especially by Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission. Highlights…
Aim. We investigate synthetic observational signatures generated from numerical models of transverse waves propagating in braided magnetic fields. Methods. We examine two simulations with different levels of magnetic field braiding and…