Particle Injection Problem in Magnetic Reconnection and Turbulence

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Main Authors: Guo, Fan, French, Omar, Zhang, Qile, Li, Xiaocan, Seo, Jeongbhin
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Published: 2025
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author Guo, Fan
French, Omar
Zhang, Qile
Li, Xiaocan
Seo, Jeongbhin
author_facet Guo, Fan
French, Omar
Zhang, Qile
Li, Xiaocan
Seo, Jeongbhin
contents Magnetic reconnection and turbulence in magnetically-dominated environments have been proposed as important nonthermal particle acceleration mechanisms that generate high energy particles and associated emissions. While the acceleration to high energy that produces the power-law energy distribution has drawn strong interest, recent studies actively discuss pre-acceleration, or injection, to a sufficient energy for a sustained and prolonged Fermi-like acceleration. The injection process is important for determining the fraction of nonthermal particles and energy partition between thermal and nonthermal particles. We review recent advances in understanding the injection mechanisms responsible for populating these nonthermal power-law spectra, and conclude with an outlook for studies and applications of injection models.
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spellingShingle Particle Injection Problem in Magnetic Reconnection and Turbulence
Guo, Fan
French, Omar
Zhang, Qile
Li, Xiaocan
Seo, Jeongbhin
Plasma Physics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Space Physics
Magnetic reconnection and turbulence in magnetically-dominated environments have been proposed as important nonthermal particle acceleration mechanisms that generate high energy particles and associated emissions. While the acceleration to high energy that produces the power-law energy distribution has drawn strong interest, recent studies actively discuss pre-acceleration, or injection, to a sufficient energy for a sustained and prolonged Fermi-like acceleration. The injection process is important for determining the fraction of nonthermal particles and energy partition between thermal and nonthermal particles. We review recent advances in understanding the injection mechanisms responsible for populating these nonthermal power-law spectra, and conclude with an outlook for studies and applications of injection models.
title Particle Injection Problem in Magnetic Reconnection and Turbulence
topic Plasma Physics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Space Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.19938