title: Energetic electrons associated with magnetic reconnection in the magnetic cloud boundary layer.
abstract: Here is reported in situ observation of energetic electrons (∼100-500 keV) associated with magnetic reconnection in the solar wind by the ACE and Wind spacecraft. The properties of this magnetic cloud driving reconnection and the associated energetic electron acceleration problem are discussed. Further analyses indicate that the electric field acceleration and Fermi-type mechanism are two fundamental elements in the electron acceleration processes and the trapping effect of the specific magnetic field configuration maintains the acceleration status that increases the totally gained energy.
authors.affiliation: SIGMA Weather Group, State Key Laboratory for Space Weather, Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: X S
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Sun