Research Area: FIS/03 - Fisica della Materia
Research activities
The research activity in plasmas focuses on the computational theoretical study of the dynamics of (quasi) non-collisional magnetized plasmas, typically non-equilibrium systems, dominated by strong non-linear effects and characterized by a multi-scale physics corresponding to physical regimes different from each other but strongly interconnected. The main topics are turbulence, magnetic reconnection, solar wind – magnetosphere interaction. The research is carried on in close contact with experimental colleagues with reference to high resolution satellite measurements. Along this research line there is a double Master’s degree with Sorbonne Universitè (first year in Pisa, second in Paris).
Recent publications
- Generation of Subion Scale Magnetic Holes from Electron Shear Flow Instabilities in Plasma Turbulence [2023]
- Maps of Solar Wind Plasma Precipitation onto Mercury’s Surface: A Geographical Perspective [2023]
- Solar-wind electron precipitation on weakly magnetized bodies: The planet Mercury [2023]
- Subion-Scale Turbulence Driven by Magnetic Reconnection [2023]
- Using Unsupervised Machine Learning to make new discoveries in space data [2023]