| Session Details | |
| Section | ST - Solar & Terrestrial Sciences |
| Session Title | Magnetic Reconnection in Space Plasma: Observations and Simulations |
| Main Convener | Dr. Quanming Lu (University of Science and Technology of China, China) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Jiansen He (Peking University, China) Dr. Shiyong Huang (Wuhan University, China) Dr. Huishan Fu (Beihang University, China) Dr. Keizo Fujimoto (Beihang University, China) |
| Session Description | Magnetic reconnection is a basic and universal physical process which provides an effective mechanism for fast energy conversion from magnetic energy to plasma kinetic energy in space plasma. Measurements of magnetic reconnection made in situ by satellites provide one of the best ways to understand how this magnetic reconnection works. In particular, NASA launched a new mission, i.e. Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS), to study magnetic reconnection on electron scale in March 2015 which provides unprecedented high time resolution data. As the development of computer science, one can perform larger-scale and higher-resolution simulations with more realistic parameters to study magnetic reconnection. This joint session will provide a forum to present the latest results from in-situ spacecraft observations (e.g., MMS, Cluster, THEMIS, Getotail, Wind, etc), and the simulations (e.g., Paricle-In-Cell (PIC) simulation, Hybrid simulation, Vlasov simulations, MHD simulation, etc). We expect to have a fruitful discussion on how reconnection onsets, what’s the structure of the diffusion region, how the particles are energized during reconnection, what’s the role of the waves or turbulence in the reconnection process etc. |