P. Montag
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: MMS Observations of the Velocity-space Signature of Shock-drift Acceleration
MMS Observations of the Velocity-space Signature of Shock-drift Acceleration Open
Collisionless shocks play a key role in the heliosphere at planetary bow shocks by governing the conversion of the upstream bulk kinetic energy of the solar wind flow to other forms of energy in the downstream, including heating of the pla…
View article: MMS Observations of the Velocity-Space Signature of Shock-Drift Acceleration
MMS Observations of the Velocity-Space Signature of Shock-Drift Acceleration Open
Collisionless shocks play a key role in the heliosphere at planetary bow shocks by governing the conversion of the upstream bulk kinetic energy of the solar wind flow to other forms of energy in the downstream, including bulk plasma heat, …
View article: An Encounter With the Ion and Electron Diffusion Regions at a Flapping and Twisted Tail Current Sheet
An Encounter With the Ion and Electron Diffusion Regions at a Flapping and Twisted Tail Current Sheet Open
We analyze data returned by the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) constellation during a rapid (∼1.5 s) traversal of a flapping and reconnecting current sheet (CS) in the near‐Earth magnetotail (X ∼−20 R E ). The CS was highly tilted…
View article: A drift-kinetic method for obtaining gradients in plasma properties from single-point distribution function data
A drift-kinetic method for obtaining gradients in plasma properties from single-point distribution function data Open
In this paper, we derive a new drift-kinetic method for estimating gradients in the plasma properties through a velocity space distribution at a single point. The gradients are intrinsically related to agyrotropic features of the distribut…
View article: Modeling the formation of current sheets in symmetric and asymmetric reconnection
Modeling the formation of current sheets in symmetric and asymmetric reconnection Open
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, 2018.
View article: Impact of compressibility and a guide field on Fermi acceleration during magnetic island coalescence
Impact of compressibility and a guide field on Fermi acceleration during magnetic island coalescence Open
Previous work has shown that Fermi acceleration can be an effective heating mechanism during magnetic island coalescence, where electrons may undergo repeated reflections as the magnetic field lines contract. This energization has the pote…
View article: Open theoretical issues and their solutions for fusion relevant physical regimes
Open theoretical issues and their solutions for fusion relevant physical regimes Open
The effort to identify the properties of fusion burning plasmas, involving issues of basic plasma physics and new revealing experimental observations, has led to the development of a theoretical basis for three relevant subjects: (i) novel…