Multispacecraft analysis of dipolarization fronts and associated whistler wave emissions using MMS data

Abstract Dipolarization fronts (DFs), embedded in bursty bulk flows, play a crucial role in Earth's plasma sheet dynamics because the energy input from the solar wind is partly dissipated in their vicinity. This dissipation is in the form of strong low‐frequency waves that can heat and accelerate energetic electrons up to the high‐latitude plasma sheet. However, the dynamics of DF propagation and associated low‐frequency waves in the …