I. Shinohara

TL;DR: The SPEDAS development history, goals, and current implementation are reviewed, and its “modes of use” are explained with examples geared for users and its technical implementation and requirements with software developers in mind are outlined.

TL;DR: In this article, it was shown from two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations that coalescence of magnetic islands that naturally form as a consequence of tearing mode instability and associated magnetic reconnection leads to efficient energization of electrons.

TL;DR: In this article, a magnetospheric spacecraft equipped with a high-angular-resolution electron sensor and electromagnetic field instruments was used to detect a quasiperiodic precipitating electron flux that was sufficiently intense to generate a pulsating aurora.

TL;DR: Sub-second scintillations of aurorae are precisely controlled by fine-scale chirping rhythms in chorus, demonstrating that resonant interaction between energetic electrons and chorus waves in magnetospheres orchestrates the complex behavior of aurora on Earth and other magnetized planets.

TL;DR: In this article, it was shown from two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations that secondary islands generated in the reconnection region indeed produce energetic electrons, and when electrons are trapped inside the islands, they are energized continuously by the reconnections electric field prevalent in the magnetic field diffusion region.