Properties of Lower Hybrid Drift Waves and Energy Transfer Near and Inside the Magnetic Reconnection Electron Diffusion Regions

Ahmadi, Narges; Ji, Hantao; Yoo, Jongsoo; Ergun, Robert; Thomas, Izzy; Banka, Rahul; Schultz‐Stachnik, Emma; Alex, Alma

doi:10.1029/2024ja033238

Properties of Lower Hybrid Drift Waves and Energy Transfer Near and Inside the Magnetic Reconnection Electron Diffusion Regions

Journal Article · Wed Apr 02 20:00:00 EDT 2025 · Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024ja033238· OSTI ID:2564370

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University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
University of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
Auburn University, AL (United States)
University of Wisconsin‐Parkside, Kenosha, WI (United States)
Yale University, New Haven, CT (United States)

Here, we investigate properties of lower hybrid drift waves (LHDWs) near and inside the electron diffusion regions in 17 magnetopause and 9 magnetotail reconnection events using Magnetospheric MultiScale (MMS) mission observations. Our analysis show that LHDW type depend on the electron beta, as electron beta increases LHDWs become more electromagnetic in nature. The energy transfer from electromagnetic fields to particles is higher in electrostatic LHDWs and it is largely in parallel direction with respect to the local magnetic field. Linear dispersion analysis shows that electrostatic LHDWs are perpendicular propagating while electromagnetic waves propagate in oblique directions and the normalized wavenumber of all LHDW types falls within 0.5–0.8 range. A simple estimate on the LHDW nonlinear saturation suggests a possibly important roles played by these waves in supporting the reconnection electric field.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-09CH11466

OSTI ID:: 2564370

Journal Information:: Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Geophysical Research. Space Physics Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 130; ISSN 2169-9380

Publisher:: American Geophysical UnionCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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