Articles | Volume 35, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-35-885-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-35-885-2017
ANGEO Communicates
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31 Jul 2017
ANGEO Communicates |  | 31 Jul 2017

Bursty emission of whistler waves in association with plasmoid collision

Keizo Fujimoto

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Whistler burst in collisionless reconnection K. Fujimoto https://doi.org/10.5446/31218

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Short summary
A large energy release can occur in association with magnetic field line reconnection. In order to understand the detailed process of the energy release, accurate satellite observations are invaluable. However, it is usually difficult to identify where a single satellite is located with respect to the reconnection process. The present study proposes using a whistler burst to identify the plasmoid collisions and associated electron acceleration in the reconnection process.