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Supervisor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Magnetic Reconnection; 1.1.1 Sweet-Parker Reconnection; 1.1.2 Hall Reconnection; 1.1.3 Petschek Reconnection; 1.1.4 Open Questions; 1.2 Particle Acceleration in Magnetic Reconnection; 1.2.1 Acceleration Region and Acceleration Process; 1.2.2 Acceleration Mechanism; 1.2.3 Open Questions; 1.3 Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layer; 1.3.1 The Identification of MC Boundary; 1.3.2 Properties of the BL; 1.3.3 Open Questions; 1.4 Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Wind; 1.4.1 Structure of the Reconnection Exhaust
1.4.2 Physical Properties of Magnetic Reconnections in the Solar Wind1.4.3 Open Questions; References; 2 Magnetic Reconnection and the Associated Energetic Particles in the Boundary Layer; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Analyzing Methods; 2.2.1 LMN Coordinate; 2.2.2 Walen Relation; 2.3 Magnetic Reconnection in the BL; 2.4 Energetic Particles Associated with Magnetic Reconnection; 2.5 Discussion and Conclusion; References; 3 The Acceleration of Energetic Particles in Magnetic Reconnection; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Background Description of Numerical Simulations
3.2.1 Different Methods of Numerical Simulations3.2.2 GEM Magnetic Reconnection Challenge; 3.3 Simulation Results; 3.3.1 Interplanetary Magnetic Reconnection Driven by MC; 3.3.2 Acceleration of Energetic Electrons; 3.4 Discussion and Summary; References; 4 Proton and Electron Flux Variations in the Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Velocity Distribution Function; 4.2.1 Definition of the Velocity Distribution Function; 4.2.2 The Moments of the Velocity Distribution Function; 4.2.3 Electron Velocity Distribution Function in Solar Wind; 4.3 Data Set Description
4.3.1 Instruments and Data4.3.2 Event Selection; 4.4 Statistical Results; 4.5 Explanations for the Flux Variations at Different Energy Bands; 4.5.1 The Core Electrons; 4.5.2 The Suprathermal Electrons; 4.5.3 Energetic Electrons; 4.5.4 Protons; 4.6 Discussion and Summary; References; 5 The Criterion of Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Wind; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Event Selection; 5.2.1 The Reconnection Exhaust; 5.2.2 The MC-Driven Shock; 5.3 Statistical Results; 5.4 Explanations for the Flux Variations in Different Events; 5.4.1 The Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layer and Reconnection Exhaust
5.4.2 The MC-Driven Shock5.5 Discussion and Summary; References; 6 Summary and Outlook; References
1.4.2 Physical Properties of Magnetic Reconnections in the Solar Wind1.4.3 Open Questions; References; 2 Magnetic Reconnection and the Associated Energetic Particles in the Boundary Layer; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Analyzing Methods; 2.2.1 LMN Coordinate; 2.2.2 Walen Relation; 2.3 Magnetic Reconnection in the BL; 2.4 Energetic Particles Associated with Magnetic Reconnection; 2.5 Discussion and Conclusion; References; 3 The Acceleration of Energetic Particles in Magnetic Reconnection; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Background Description of Numerical Simulations
3.2.1 Different Methods of Numerical Simulations3.2.2 GEM Magnetic Reconnection Challenge; 3.3 Simulation Results; 3.3.1 Interplanetary Magnetic Reconnection Driven by MC; 3.3.2 Acceleration of Energetic Electrons; 3.4 Discussion and Summary; References; 4 Proton and Electron Flux Variations in the Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layers; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Velocity Distribution Function; 4.2.1 Definition of the Velocity Distribution Function; 4.2.2 The Moments of the Velocity Distribution Function; 4.2.3 Electron Velocity Distribution Function in Solar Wind; 4.3 Data Set Description
4.3.1 Instruments and Data4.3.2 Event Selection; 4.4 Statistical Results; 4.5 Explanations for the Flux Variations at Different Energy Bands; 4.5.1 The Core Electrons; 4.5.2 The Suprathermal Electrons; 4.5.3 Energetic Electrons; 4.5.4 Protons; 4.6 Discussion and Summary; References; 5 The Criterion of Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Wind; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Event Selection; 5.2.1 The Reconnection Exhaust; 5.2.2 The MC-Driven Shock; 5.3 Statistical Results; 5.4 Explanations for the Flux Variations in Different Events; 5.4.1 The Magnetic Cloud Boundary Layer and Reconnection Exhaust
5.4.2 The MC-Driven Shock5.5 Discussion and Summary; References; 6 Summary and Outlook; References