The effect of ion multi-scales on magnetic reconnection in earth’s magnetotail –Cluster and MMS observations and comparisons with simulations


Akhtar S Ardakani1, Christopher Mouikis2, Lynn M Kistler2, Roy B Torbert3, Vadim Roytershteyn4 and Yuri Omelchenko5, (1)University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States, (2)Univ New Hampshire, Durham, United States, (3)University of New Hampshire, Durham, United States, (4)Space Science Institute Boulder, Boulder, United States, (5)Space Science Institute, San Diego, United States