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Determining L‐M‐N Current Sheet Coordinates at the Magnetopause From Magnetospheric Multiscale Data by Denton, R. E., Sonnerup, B. U. Ö., Russell, C. T., Hasegawa, H., Phan, T.‐D., Strangeway, R. J., Giles, B. L., Ergun, R. E, Lindqvist, P.‐A., Torbert, R. B., Burch, J. L, Vines, S. K.

“…We discuss methods to determine L‐M‐N coordinate systems for current sheet crossings observed by the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft mission during…”
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MMS Observation of Asymmetric Reconnection Supported by 3‐D Electron Pressure Divergence by Genestreti, K. J., Varsani, A., Burch, J. L., Cassak, P. A., Torbert, R. B., Nakamura, R., Ergun, R. E., Phan, T.‐D., Toledo‐Redondo, S., Hesse, M., Wang, S., Giles, B. L., Russell, C. T., Vörös, Z., Hwang, K.‐J., Eastwood, J. P., Lavraud, B., Escoubet, C. P., Fear, R. C., Khotyaintsev, Y., Nakamura, T. K. M., Webster, J. M., Baumjohann, W.

“…We identify the electron diffusion region (EDR) of a guide field dayside reconnection site encountered by the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission and…”
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Large‐scale characteristics of reconnection diffusion regions and associated magnetopause crossings observed by MMS by Fuselier, S. A., Vines, S. K., Burch, J. L., Petrinec, S. M., Trattner, K. J., Cassak, P. A., Chen, L.‐J., Ergun, R. E., Eriksson, S., Giles, B. L., Graham, D. B., Khotyaintsev, Yu V., Lavraud, B., Lewis, W. S., Mukherjee, J., Norgren, C., Phan, T.‐D., Russell, C. T., Strangeway, R. J., Torbert, R. B., Webster, J. M.

“…The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission was designed to make observations in the very small electron diffusion region (EDR), where magnetic reconnection…”
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Electron magnetic reconnection without ion coupling in Earth’s turbulent magnetosheath by Phan, T. D., Eastwood, J. P., Shay, M. A., Drake, J. F., Sonnerup, B. U. Ö., Fujimoto, M., Cassak, P. A., Øieroset, M., Burch, J. L., Torbert, R. B., Rager, A. C., Dorelli, J. C., Gershman, D. J., Pollock, C., Pyakurel, P. S., Haggerty, C. C., Khotyaintsev, Y., Lavraud, B., Saito, Y., Oka, M., Ergun, R. E., Retino, A., Le Contel, O., Argall, M. R., Giles, B. L., Moore, T. E., Wilder, F. D., Strangeway, R. J., Russell, C. T., Lindqvist, P. A., Magnes, W.

“…Magnetic reconnection in current sheets is a magnetic-to-particle energy conversion process that is fundamental to many space and laboratory plasma systems. In…”
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Magnetospheric Multiscale Observation of Plasma Velocity-Space Cascade: Hermite Representation and Theory by Servidio, S, Chasapis, A, Matthaeus, W H, Perrone, D, Valentini, F, Parashar, T N, Veltri, P, Gershman, D, Russell, C T, Giles, B, Fuselier, S A, Phan, T D, Burch, J

“…Plasma turbulence is investigated using unprecedented high-resolution ion velocity distribution measurements by the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) in…”
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Localized and Intense Energy Conversion in the Diffusion Region of Asymmetric Magnetic Reconnection by Swisdak, M., Drake, J. F., Price, L., Burch, J. L., Cassak, P. A., Phan, T.‐D.

“…We analyze a high‐resolution simulation of magnetopause reconnection observed by the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission and explain the occurrence of strongly…”
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Transport of solar wind into Earth's magnetosphere through rolled-up Kelvin-Helmholtz vortices by Hasegawa, H, Fujimoto, M, Phan, T.-D, Rème, H, Balogh, A, Dunlop, M. W, Hashimoto, C, TanDokoro, R

“…Establishing the mechanisms by which the solar wind enters Earth's magnetosphere is one of the biggest goals of magnetospheric physics, as it forms the basis…”
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In Situ Observations of a Magnetosheath High‐Speed Jet Triggering Magnetopause Reconnection by Hietala, H., Phan, T. D., Angelopoulos, V., Oieroset, M., Archer, M. O., Karlsson, T., Plaschke, F.

“…Magnetosheath high‐speed jets—localized dynamic pressure enhancements typically of ∼1 Earth radius in size—impact the dayside magnetopause several times per…”
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Magnetic Reconnection and Intermittent Turbulence in the Solar Wind by Osman, K. T., Matthaeus, W. H., Gosling, J. T., Greco, A., Servidio, S., Hnat, B., Chapman, S. C., Phan, T. D.

“…A statistical relationship between magnetic reconnection, current sheets, and intermittent turbulence in the solar wind is reported for the first time using in…”
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Magnetic Reconnection as the Driver of the Solar Wind by Raouafi, Nour E., Stenborg, G., Seaton, D. B., Wang, H., Wang, J., DeForest, C. E., Bale, S. D., Drake, J. F., Uritsky, V. M., Karpen, J. T., DeVore, C. R., Sterling, A. C., Horbury, T. S., Harra, L. K., Bourouaine, S., Kasper, J. C., Kumar, P., Phan, T. D., Velli, M.

“…We present EUV solar observations showing evidence for omnipresent jetting activity driven by small-scale magnetic reconnection at the base of the solar…”
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In situ evidence of electron energization in the electron diffusion region of magnetotail reconnection by Oka, M., Phan, T.‐D., Øieroset, M., Angelopoulos, V.

“…Magnetic reconnection is an explosive energy‐release process in laboratory, space, and astrophysical plasmas. While magnetic fields can “break” and “reconnect”…”
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Faster Form of Electron Magnetic Reconnection with a Finite Length X-Line by Pyakurel, P. S., Shay, M. A., Drake, J. F., Phan, T. D., Cassak, P. A., Verniero, J. L.

“…Observations in Earth's turbulent magnetosheath downstream of a quasiparallel bow shock reveal a prevalence of electron-scale current sheets favorable for…”
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Episodic detachment of Martian crustal magnetic fields leading to bulk atmospheric plasma escape by Brain, D. A., Baker, A. H., Briggs, J., Eastwood, J. P., Halekas, J. S., Phan, T.-D.

“…We present an analysis of magnetic field and suprathermal electron measurements from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft that reveals isolated magnetic…”
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Kinetic signatures of the region surrounding the X line in asymmetric (magnetopause) reconnection by Shay, M. A., Phan, T. D., Haggerty, C. C., Fujimoto, M., Drake, J. F., Malakit, K., Cassak, P. A., Swisdak, M.

“…Kinetic particle‐in‐cell simulations are used to identify signatures of the electron diffusion region (EDR) and its surroundings during asymmetric magnetic…”
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On the 3-D structure and dissipation of reconnection-driven flow bursts by Drake, J. F., Swisdak, M., Cassak, P. A., Phan, T. D.

“…The structure of magnetic reconnection‐driven outflows and their dissipation are explored with 3‐D particle‐in‐cell simulations. Outflow jets resulting from…”
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Photodiodes based on graphene oxide–silicon junctions by Phan, D.-T., Gupta, R.K., Chung, G.-S., Al-Ghamdi, A.A., Al-Hartomy, Omar A., El-Tantawy, F., Yakuphanoglu, F.

“…► Nanostructured thin film of graphene oxide is deposited on n-silicon substrate. ► The ideality factor and barrier height of the Al/GO/n-Si/Al diode were…”
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The competition of electron and ion heating during magnetic reconnection by Haggerty, C. C., Shay, M. A., Drake, J. F., Phan, T. D., McHugh, C. T.

“…The physical processes that control the partition of released magnetic energy between electrons and ions during reconnection is explored through…”
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Average properties of the magnetic reconnection ion diffusion region in the Earth's magnetotail: The 2001-2005 Cluster observations and comparison with simulations by Eastwood, J. P., Phan, T. D., Øieroset, M., Shay, M. A.

“…Magnetic reconnection plays a key role in the circulation of plasma through the Earth's magnetosphere. As such, the Earth's magnetotail is an excellent natural…”
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Electron bulk heating in magnetic reconnection at Earth's magnetopause: Dependence on the inflow Alfvén speed and magnetic shear by Phan, T. D., Shay, M. A., Gosling, J. T., Fujimoto, M., Drake, J. F., Paschmann, G., Oieroset, M., Eastwood, J. P., Angelopoulos, V.

“…We surveyed 79 magnetopause reconnection exhausts detected by the THEMIS spacecraft to investigate how the amount and anisotropy of electron bulk heating…”
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Reconstruction of the electron diffusion region observed by the Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft: First results by Hasegawa, H., Sonnerup, B. U. Ö., Denton, R. E., Phan, T.‐D., Nakamura, T. K. M., Giles, B. L., Gershman, D. J., Dorelli, J. C., Burch, J. L., Torbert, R. B., Russell, C. T., Strangeway, R. J., Lindqvist, P.‐A., Khotyaintsev, Y. V., Ergun, R. E., Cassak, P. A., Kitamura, N., Saito, Y.

“…We present first results of the reconstruction of the electron diffusion region (EDR) based on a two‐dimensional, incompressible, and inertialess version of…”
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