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MMS targets the fundamental physics that drives magnetic reconnection, energy conversion, particle acceleration, mass/energy transport, and turbulence and will continue its unique role within NASA’s Heliophysics System Observatory during the 3rd extended mission. Five sessions are planned centered around the science objectives of the 3rd MMS extended mission. Additional science sessions are available for all other science topics.

Session Topics

  1. Programmatic - Mission status, HQ, Senior Review results, SOC status, MOC status, EPO efforts, .....
  2. String-of-pearls formation - Planning for the first new formation change in the 3rd MMS Extended Mission: science, flight dynamics, burst-mode management, science region of interest.......
  3. Storms/Extreme events/Multi-scale - Science objective 1 (SO1) of the 3rd MMS Extended Mission is to understand the role of kinetic physics in the strongly driven magnetosphere during intense space weather events near solar maximum. By understanding how these microphysical processes couple to the larger-scale geospace environment, we aim to reach a new level of understanding of magnetospheric dynamics, and of the dynamics of a cross-scale coupled plasma system. 
  4. Reconnection - Science objective 2 (SO2) of the 3rd MMS Extended Mission is to discover how the electron-kinetic dynamics that enable magnetic reconnection couple to the larger-scale geospace environment. Specific science questions are: What controls the effectiveness of magnetic reconnection? How is energy dissipated outside of diffusion regions? How do multiple X-lines develop and interact? What are the dominant wave-particle interactions during magnetic reconnection and their large-scale impact? How is magnetopause reconnection connected to the physics of the cusps and associated diamagnetic cavities?
  5. Particle acceleration - Science objective 3 (SQ3) of the 3rd MMS Extended Mission is to understand particle acceleration processes in the magnetotail and their relationship to magnetic reconnection. Specific science questions include: How does magnetotail reconnection inject energetic particles to the inner magnetosphere? What processes dominate ion energization in the magnetotail? Does reconnection energize electrons directly or via secondary processes?
  6. Turbulence - Science objective 4 (SO4) of the 3rd MMS Extended Mission is to understand the fundamental nature of kinetic scale turbulence, including its coupling to larger scales. Specific science questions include: How do the drivers of turbulence impact the small-scale dissipation and particle acceleration? Which turbulent processes heat and accelerate plasma?
  7. Shocks - Science objective 5 (SO5) of the 3rd MMS Extended Mission is to understand the role of kinetic physics in the bow shock and interplanetary shocks, including shock driven turbulence at kinetic scales and its cross-scale consequences, and large-scale impact of shock-driven reconnection. 
  8. Other science topics


#NameInstitutionTalk TitleRelevant Science Topic(s) - see numbers above
1Neha PathakLaboratory for Atmospheric and Space Science, University of Colorado Boulder

Evidence of a Non-Orthogonal X-Line in Guide-Field Magnetic Reconnection

4. Reconnection
2Jim BurchSwRIParallel Electric Fields and Compressive Heating in Magnetotail Reconnection

4. Reconnection

3Mojtaba Akhavan-TaftiCLaSP, University of MichiganMagnetospheric Time History in Storm-Time Magnetic Flux Dynamics3. Storms/Extreme events/Multi-scale
4Owen RobertsAustrian Academy of SciencesCase study of a magnetosheath jet8. Other science topics
5Gangkai PohNASA GSFC/CUAStatistical Analysis of 3-second waves observed by MMS in the Earth's foreshock8. Other science topics
6Brandon BurkholderNASA GSFC/UMBCCan magnetotail reconnection occur when the solar wind is sub-alfvenic? Case study of the April 2023 Storm3. Storms/Extreme events/Multi-scale
7Naoki BesshoUMCP/NASA GSFCIsland betatron acceleration in magnetic flux ropes in the Earth's bow shock5. Particle acceleration
8Joo HwangSwRIElectron energization at a two-step dipolarziation front5. Particle acceleration
9Scott Boardsen/Guan LeUMBC/GSFCEvent Study of ICW and Drift Mirror Waves observed by both MMS and Geotail while separated by a few wavelengths.8.
10Sohom RoyUniversity of DelawareInvestigating the scale-dependent conversion of turbulent energy in the magnetosheath6. Turbulence
11Subash AdhikariWest Virginia UniversityKinetic Reconnection and Associated Turbulence: A Scale Filtering Approach6. Turbulence
12Marit OierosetUC Berkeley

Scaling of ion bulk heating produced by reconnection in the low Beta and high Alfvén speed regime of Earth’s magnetotail

4. Reconnection
13Rachel RiceUMCP/NASA GSFCComparing magnetopause boundary layers in storm time 3. Storms
14Sanjay ChepuriUniversity of IowaTesting Adiabatic Models of Energetic Particle Acceleration at Dipolarization Fronts5. Particle acceleration
15Harry ArnoldJHU/APLPIC simulations of overstretched ion scale current sheets applicable to the magnetotail

4. Reconnection

16Steve PetrinecLockheed-MartinMMS String-of-Pearls Formation: Science Regions of Interest (SROIs)

2. String-of-Pearls

17Li-Jen ChenNASA/GSFCEarth's dynamic filamentary Alfven wings driven by the 2023 April CME

3. Storms/extreme events

18Yi QiLASP, CU BoulderInvestigation of a magnetic reconnection event with extraordinarily high particle energization in magnetotail turbulence

4. Reconnection / 5. Particle acceleration

19Savvas RaptisJHU/APLTransient phenomena in forehsock, shock, and magnetosheath – Expectations from large separation campaign

7. Shocks / 2. Formation 

20Young Dae Yoon/Thom Moore3rd Rock ResearchReconnection Enabled by Plasma Beta

4. Reconnection

21Dominic PayneUMCP/IREAPEnergy Exchange Mechanisms Associated with the Equilibration of Sheared Magnetic Fields

4. Reconnection/6. Turbulence

22Jonathan NgUMCP/GSFCElectron acceleration near a magnetic null in shock turbulence 

4.

23Kevin GenestretiSwRIPhysics controlling the reconnection rate: magnetotail case study

4. Reconnection

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Daniel Gershman

(unable to attend)

GSFCScaling the energy conversion rate of magnetic reconnection at the magnetopause

4. Reconnection, 8. Other topics?

25Yi-Hsin LiuDartmouthModeling electron-only reconnection rate

4. Reconnection

26Jason BeedleCUA/NASA GSFCParallel Current in the Diffusion Regions: Comparing Statistical Results, Case Studies, and 2.5D PIC Simulations

4. Reconnection

27Jason BeedleCUA/NASA GSFCCurrent structures in the vicinity of the magnetopause during the magnetosphere transformation into Alfvén wings and recovery

3. Storms/extreme events

28Gabor TothUniversity of MichiganMagnetospheric Applications of the MHD with Adaptively Embedded PIC model

4. Reconnection

29Hasan BarbhuiyaWVUInsights from Pressure-Strain Interaction about Magnetic Reconnection

4. Reconnection

30Hanying WeiUCLAEntangled flux ropes in the magnetosheath and in the solar wind

4. Reconnection/8. Other topic

31.Marc SwisdakUniversity of MarylandMagnetic Reconnection on a Klein Bottle

4. Reconnection

32.Chris RileyKBR/NASA GSFCMission and Flight Dynamics Operations Status (est. 30 minutes)
  1. Programmatic
33.Trevor WilliamsNASA GSFCString-of-pearls formation

2. Formation

34.Robert ErgunUniversity of Colorado, Boulder

Science Goals of the Large Separation Campaign

(Must schedule Wednesday am)

2. Formation

35.Harsha GurramUMD/ NASA GSFC3D Ion Distribution Functions from Earth's Alfven Wings

3. Storms/extreme events

36. Haoming LiangUMD/GSFCImpact of out-of-plane flow shear on asymmetric reconnection and implication to flank magnetopause reconnection

4. reconnection

37Kyunghwan DokgoSwRIRising tone whistler waves near the electron-scale reconnection

4. Reconnection

8. 

38Richard DentonDartmouthDetermining the orientation of a magnetic reconnection X line and implications for a 2D coordinate system

4. Reconnection

39Anthony SciolaJHU/APLThe contribution of BBFs to plasma energization and transport to the stormtime ring current

5

40Michael HesseNASA ARCWhat do we Know About the Reconnection Electric Field? (Please schedule on Wednesday)

4. Reconnection 

41Bill PatersonNASA GSFCHERMES on Gateway: Science Objectives and Coordination With Other Missions

8.

42Alex ChasapisLASP - CU Boulder

Observations of turbulence and dissipation during the unbiased magnetosheath campaign

6. Turbulence

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