Suprathermal electron acceleration during reconnection onset in the magnetotail

We study one event of reconnection onset associated to a small substorm on 27 September 2006 by using Cluster observations at inter-spacecraft separation of about 10 000 km. We focus on the acceleration of suprathermal electrons during different stages of reconnection. We show that several distin...

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Main Authors: A. Vaivads, A. Retinò, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, M. André
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-10-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/29/1917/2011/angeo-29-1917-2011.pdf