2023
DOI: 10.1029/2023ja031672
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Electron Heating Associated With Magnetic Reconnection in Foreshock Waves: Particle‐In‐Cell Simulation Analysis

Shan Wang,
Yan Yang

Abstract: Magnetic reconnection occurs in turbulent plasmas like shock transition regions, while its role in energy dissipation therein is not yet clear. We perform a 2D particle‐in‐cell simulation of foreshock waves and study electron heating associated with reconnection. The probability distribution of Te exhibits a shift to higher values near reconnection X‐lines compared to elsewhere. By examining the Te evolution using the superposed epoch analysis, we find that Te is higher in reconnection than in non‐reconnecting… Show more

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“…The peak value of J•E ' is comparable to that observed in most magnetopause reconnection electron diffusion regions (EDRs) (Burch et al, 2016;Webster et al, 2018;Zhou et al, 2017;Zhong et al, 2019). where ρ e is the electron mass density, P e is the electron thermal pressure tensor and V e is the electron bulk velocity (Eastwood et al, 2013;2020;Wang et al, 2023). We see and +M directions at electron inflow C, but much less than H e .…”
Section: Primary Magnetopause Reconnectionsupporting
confidence: 56%
“…The peak value of J•E ' is comparable to that observed in most magnetopause reconnection electron diffusion regions (EDRs) (Burch et al, 2016;Webster et al, 2018;Zhou et al, 2017;Zhong et al, 2019). where ρ e is the electron mass density, P e is the electron thermal pressure tensor and V e is the electron bulk velocity (Eastwood et al, 2013;2020;Wang et al, 2023). We see and +M directions at electron inflow C, but much less than H e .…”
Section: Primary Magnetopause Reconnectionsupporting
confidence: 56%