Turbulent Energy Conversion Associated With Kinetic Microinstabilities in Earth's Magnetosheath

Abstract Plasma in Earth's magnetosheath rarely experiences interparticle collisions, so kinetic microinstabilities are thought to contribute to regulating the plasma thermodynamics. Instabilities excite waves and redistribute free energy in velocity space, reducing free energy in the velocity...

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Published in:	Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors:	Harry C. Lewis, Julia E. Stawarz, Lorenzo Matteini, Luca Franci, Kristopher G. Klein, Robert T. Wicks, Chadi S. Salem, Timothy S. Horbury, Joseph H. Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2024-12-01
Subjects:	space plasma physics magnetosheath turbulence heliosphere plasma instabilities kinetic microinstabilities
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112038