SH035
Turbulence, magnetic reconnection, and non-thermal particles in space plasmas
Turbulence, magnetic reconnection, and non-thermal particles in space plasmas
Session ID#: 247417
Session Description:
This session welcomes contributions from observational, numerical, analytical, and laboratory studies that explore turbulence, magnetic reconnection, and non-thermal particles in the heliosphere. These phenomena are sometimes interconnected but can also represent different aspects of nonlinear plasma dynamics. Magnetic turbulence can create current sheets that heat the plasma and initiate magnetic reconnection. Magnetic reconnection events can alter turbulent energy cascades and accelerate particles. Non-thermal and non-isotropic particle distributions can lead to instabilities and turbulence. We invite studies addressing these and related phenomena across various space environments, such as the solar corona, solar wind, and Earth's magnetosphere. We welcome contributions examining diverse regimes, including low and high plasma beta, weak and strong turbulence, balanced and imbalanced turbulent cascades, non-relativistic and relativistic dynamics, and fluctuations at hydrodynamic and kinetic scales.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- SA - SPA-Aeronomy
- SM - SPA-Magnetospheric Physics
Index Terms:
2772 Plasma waves and instabilities [MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS]
4490 Turbulence [NONLINEAR GEOPHYSICS]
7514 Energetic particles [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
7526 Magnetic reconnection [SOLAR PHYSICS, ASTROPHYSICS, AND ASTRONOMY]
Primary Convener: Stanislav Boldyrev, University of Wisconsin Madison, Department of Physics, Madison, WI, United States
Conveners: Christopher H K Chen, Queen Mary University of London, Department of Physics and Astronomy, London, United Kingdom, Nuno Loureiro, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center, Cambridge, United States and Vadim Roytershteyn, Space Science Institute Boulder, Boulder, United States
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