Che, H.Drake, J. F.Swisdak, M.Goldstein, Melvyn2023-11-222023-11-222013-06-14H. Che, J. F. Drake, M. Swisdak, M. L. Goldstein; The adiabatic phase mixing and heating of electrons in Buneman turbulence. Phys. Plasmas 1 June 2013; 20 (6): 061205. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4811137https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4811137http://hdl.handle.net/11603/30842The nonlinear development of the strong Buneman instability and the associated fast electron heating in thin current layers with Ωₑ / ωₚₑ < 1 is explored. Phase mixing of the electrons in wave potential troughs and a rapid increase in temperature are observed during the saturation of the instability. We show that the motion of trapped electrons can be described using a Hamiltonian formalism in the adiabatic approximation. The process of separatrix crossing as electrons are trapped and de-trapped is irreversible and guarantees that the resulting electron energy gain is a true heating process.5 pagesen-USThis work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.Public Domain Mark 1.0https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Text