@article{Gershman:2024:10.1007/s11214-023-01017-2,
author = {Gershman, DJ and Fuselier, SA and Cohen, IJ and Turner, DL and Liu, Y-H and Chen, L-J and Phan, TD and Stawarz, JE and Dibraccio, GA and Masters, A and Ebert, RW and Sun, W and Harada, Y and Swisdak, M},
doi = {10.1007/s11214-023-01017-2},
journal = {Space Science Reviews},
title = {Magnetic reconnection at planetary bodies and astrospheres},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11214-023-01017-2},
volume = {220},
year = {2024}
}

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AB  - Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental mechanism for the transport of mass and energy in planetary magnetospheres and astrospheres. While the process of reconnection is itself ubiquitous across a multitude of systems, the techniques used for its analysis can vary across scientific disciplines. Here we frame the latest understanding of reconnection theory by missions such as NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission for use throughout the solar system and beyond. We discuss how reconnection can couple magnetized obstacles to both sub- and super-magnetosonic upstream flows. In addition, we address the need to model sheath plasmas and field-line draping around an obstacle to accurately parameterize the possibility for reconnection to occur. We conclude with a discussion of how reconnection energy conversion rates scale throughout the solar system. The results presented are not only applicable to within our solar system but also to astrospheres and exoplanets, such as the first recently detected exoplanet magnetosphere of HAT-11-1b.
AU  - Gershman,DJ
AU  - Fuselier,SA
AU  - Cohen,IJ
AU  - Turner,DL
AU  - Liu,Y-H
AU  - Chen,L-J
AU  - Phan,TD
AU  - Stawarz,JE
AU  - Dibraccio,GA
AU  - Masters,A
AU  - Ebert,RW
AU  - Sun,W
AU  - Harada,Y
AU  - Swisdak,M
DO  - 10.1007/s11214-023-01017-2
PY  - 2024///
SN  - 0038-6308
TI  - Magnetic reconnection at planetary bodies and astrospheres
T2  - Space Science Reviews
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11214-023-01017-2
UR  - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11214-023-01017-2
VL  - 220
ER  - 

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