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West Virginia University Center for KINETIC Plasma Physics

Publications

2023

  • Shi, P., E. Scime, Mahmud Hasan Barbhuiya, Paul Cassak, Julia E. Stawarz, and Subash Adhikari, “Direct Observation of Electron Temperature Anisotropy during Electron-Only Magnetic Reconnection in a Laboratory Plasma,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 155101 (2023); DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.155101
  • Caron, D., D. Thompson, R. John, and E. Scime, “Ion Velocity Distribution Functions Across a Plasma Meniscus,” J. of Vac. Sci. and Technol. A (2023); DOI: 10.1116/6.0002439
  • Shi, P and E. E. Scime, “Multi-Dimensional Incoherent Thomson Scattering System in PHASMA,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 94, 023501 (2023); doi.org/10.1063/5.0133665

2022

  • M. R. Argall, M. H. Barbhuiya, P. A. Cassak, S. Wang, J. Shuster, H. Liang, D. J. Gershman, R. B. Torbert, and J. L. Burch, "Theory, Observations and Simulations of Kinetic Entropy in a Magnetotail Electron Diffusion Region," Physics of Plasmas, 29, 022902 (2022)
  • Lee, S.-Y., Yoon, P. H., Lee, E., & Tu, W., Simulation of plasma emission in magnetized plasmas, The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 924, Number 1 (2022)
  • Peiyun Shi, Prabhakar Srivastav, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, Paul A. Cassak, Earl E. Scime, and Marc Swisdak, "Laboratory Observations of Electron Heating and non-Maxwellian Distributions at the Kinetic Scale During Electron-Only Magnetic Reconnection," Physical Review Letters, 128, 025002 (2022) (Editor's Suggestion)
  • Fowler, C. M., Ortiz, J. Z., Xu, S., Mitchell, D., Hanley, K. G., Espley, J., et al. (2022). The influence of magnetic topology on ionospheric structure at Mars: Observations of localized ‘magnetic depletions’. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030727.
  • Fowler, C. M., McFadden, J., Hanley, K. G., Mitchell, D. L., Curry, S., & Jakosky, B. (2022). In-situ measurements of ion density in the Martian ionosphere: Underlying structure and variability observed by the MAVEN-STATIC instrument. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030352.
  • Fowler, C. M., Hanley, K. G., McFadden, J., Halekas, J., Schwartz, S. J., Mazelle, C., et al. (2022). A MAVEN case study of radial IMF at Mars: Impacts on the dayside ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030726.

  • Huang, J., Tu, W., & Eshetu, W. W., Modeling the effects of drift orbit bifurcation on radiation belt electrons. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030827. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA030827 (2022).

  • Lyu, X., Ma, Q., Tu, W., Li, W., & Capannolo, L., Modeling the simultaneous dropout of energetic electrons and protons by EMIC wave scattering. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL101041. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101041 (2022).

  • Silva, G. B. D., Alves, L. R., Tu, W., Padilha, A. L., Souza, V. M., Li, L.-F., et al., Modeling radiation belt electron dropouts during moderate geomagnetic storms using radial diffusion coefficients estimated with global MHD simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030602. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA030602 (2022).

  • Sarris, T. E., Li, X., Zhao, H., Papadakis, K., Liu, W., Tu, W., et al., Distribution of ULF wave power in magnetic latitude and local time using THEMIS and Arase measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2022JA030469. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JA030469 (2022).

  • Lyu, X. & Tu, W., Modeling the Dynamics of Energetic Protons in Earth’s Inner Magnetosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2021JA030153. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA030153 (2022).

  • Barani, M., Tu, W., Hudson, M. K., & Sarris, T., High-fidelity Analysis of ULF Wave Mode Structure Following Interplanetary Shock Compression of the Dayside Magnetopause Using MMS Multi-Point Observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 127, e2021JA030116. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JA030116 (2022).

2021

  • M. Arencibia, P. A. Cassak, M. A. Shay, and E. R. Priest, "Scaling Theory of Three-Dimensional Magnetic Reconnection Spreading," Phys. Plasmas, 28, 082104 (2021)
  • Caron, D., D. and E. Scime, “Influence of the Angle of Incidence of the Magnetic Field on the E×B Drift in a Magnetic Presheath,’ submitted to Phys. Plasmas (2021).
  • Chakraborty Thakur, S., Mitchell Paul, Eric M. Hollmann, E. Lister, Earl E. Scime, Thomas Steinberger, and George R. Tynan, “Ion heating in PISCES-RF: a liquid-cooled high-power, steady-state, helicon plasma device,” to appear in Plasma Sources Sci. and Technol. (2021).
  • Eshetu, W. W., Tu, W., Jordanova, V. K.,& Cowee, M., "Quantifying the effect of magnetic field line curvature scattering on the loss of ring current ions", Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126, e2020JA028497 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JA028497
  • Fowler, C. M., Hanley, K. G., McFadden, J. P., Chaston, C. C., Bonnell, J. W., Halekas, J. S., ... & Lillis, R. J. (2021). MAVEN observations of low frequency steepened magnetosonic waves and associated heating of the Martian nightside ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126 (10), e2021JA02961
  • Gilbert, T.J., K.J. Stevenson, T.E. Steinberger, E.E. Scime, “Magnetic field imaging in a laboratory plasma,” to appear in AIP Advances (2021).
  • Hanley, K. G., Mcfadden, J. P., Mitchell, D. L., Fowler, C. M., Stone, S. W., Yelle, R. V., ... & Jakosky, B. M. (2021). In Situ Measurements of Thermal Ion Temperature in the Martian Ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 126 (12), e2021JA029531.
  • McKee J. S., E. E. Scime, I.A. Arnold, S. Loch "Radially localized electron heating in helicon plasmas by X-mode microwave injection," 28, 022108 Phys. Plasmas (2021); DOI: 10.1063/5.0039641
  • Paul M., and E. Scime, “Continuous Wave Laser Induced Fluorescence with a Fast Camera,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 92, 043532 (2021); doi: 10.1063/5.0043499
  • O. Pezzi, H. Liang, J. L. Juno, P. A. Cassak, C. L. Vásconez, L. Sorriso-Valvo, D. Perrone, S. Servidio, V. Roytershteyn, J. M. TenBarge, and W. H. Matthaeus, "Dissipation measures in weakly-collisional plasmas," Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 505, 4857 (2021)
  • Pickett, N. B., McFadden, J. P., Fowler, C. M., Hanley, K. G., & Benna, M. Carbon Ion Fluxes at Mars: First Results of Tailward Flows from MAVEN‐STATIC. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, e2021JA02963
  • P. S. Pyakurel, M.A. Shay, J.F. Drake, T.D. Phan, P.A. Cassak, and J.L. Verniero, "A faster form of electron magnetic reconnection with a finite length X-line," Physical Review Letters, 127, 155101 (2021)
  • Shi, P., Prabhakar Srivastava, Cuyler Beatty, Regis John, Matthew Lazo, John McKee, Jacob McLaughlin, Michael Moran, Mitchell Paul, Earl E. Scime, Ethan E. Scime, Derek Thompson, and Thomas Steinberger, “Alfvénic Modes Excited by the Kink Instability in PHASMA,” Phys. Plasmas 28, 032101 (2021). DOI: 10.1063/5.0041617
  • Shi P., P. Srivastava, C. Beatty, R. Singh Nirwan, and E. E. Scime “Incoherent Thomson Scattering System for PHASMA,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 92, 033102 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0040606
  • J. R. Shuster, D. J. Gershman, B. L. Giles, S. Wang, N. Bessho, L.-J. Chen, J. C. Dorelli, V. Uritsky, W. R. Paterson, P. A. Cassak, S. J. Schwartz, R. E. Denton, C. Schiff, A. F. Viñas, J. Ng, L. A. Avanov, D. E. da Silva, and R. B. Torbert, "Structures in the terms of the Vlasov equation observed at Earth's magnetopause," Nature Physics, doi:10.1038/s41567-021-01280 (202
  • Steinberger, T.E., J.W. McLaughlin, T.M. Biewer, E.E. Scime, and the Proto-MPEX Team, “Two-photon Absorption Laser Induced Fluorescence Measurements of Absolute Neutral Deuterium Density, Temperature, and Bulk Flow in Proto-MPEX,” submitted to Phys. Plasmas (2021).

2020

  • J. P. Eastwood, M. V. Goldman, T. D. Phan, J. E. Stawarz, D. Newman, B. Lavraud, M. A. Shay, P. A. Cassak, J. F. Drake, R. E. Ergun, J. L. Burch, D. J. Gershman, B. L. Giles, P. A. Lindqvist, R. B. Torbert, R. J. Strangeway and C. T. Russell, "Energy flux densities near the electron dissipation region in asymmetric magnetopause reconnection", Phys. Rev. Lett., 125, 265102 (2020)
  • Keesee, A.M., R. M. Katus, B. Antognetti, M. Floyd, and E. E. Scime, “Database of storm-time equatorial ion temperatures in Earth's magnetosphere calculated from energetic neutral atom data,” to appear in J. of Geophys. Res.: Space Physics (2020).
  • Li, L.‐F., Tu, W., Dai, L., Tang, B.‐B.,Wang, C., Barani, M., et al (2020). Quantifying Event‐Specific Radial Diffusion Coefficients of Radiation Belt Electrons With the PPMLR‐MHD Simulation. Journal of GeophysicalResearch: Space Physics, 125,e2019JA027634. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA027634
  • Haoming Liang, M. Hasan Barbhuiya, P. A. Cassak, O. Pezzi, S. Servidio, F. Valentini, G.P. Zank "Kinetic Entropy-Based Measures of Distribution Function Non-Maxwellianity: Theory and Simulations", Journal of Plasma Physics, 86, 825860502 (2020)
  • Thompson, D.S., S. Keniley, M. Henriquez, D. Correlli, M. U. Siddiqui, and Earl E. Scime, “Three-dimensional cross-field flows at the plasma-material interface in an oblique magnetic field,” Phys. Plasmas 27, 073511 (2020); DOI: 10.1063/5.0012442.

2019