Chen, L.-J.Wang, S.Contel, O. LeRager, A.Hesse, M.Drake, J.Dorelli, J.Ng, JonathanBessho, N.Graham, D.Wilson III, Lynn B.Moore, T.Giles, B.Paterson, W.Lavraud, B.Genestreti, K.Nakamura, R.Khotyaintsev, Yu. V.Ergun, R. E.Torbert, R. B.Burch, J.Pollock, C.Russell, C. T.Lindqvist, P.-A.Avanov, L.2021-07-272021-07-272020-07-09Chen, L.-J. et al.; Lower-Hybrid Drift Waves Driving Electron Nongyrotropic Heating and Vortical Flows in a Magnetic Reconnection Layer; Physical Review Letters, 125, 025103, 9 July, 2020; https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.025103https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.025103http://hdl.handle.net/11603/22168We report measurements of lower-hybrid drift waves driving electron heating and vortical flows in an electron-scale reconnection layer under a guide field. Electrons accelerated by the electrostatic potential of the waves exhibit perpendicular and nongyrotropic heating. The vortical flows generate magnetic field perturbations comparable to the guide field magnitude. The measurements reveal a new regime of electron-wave interaction and how this interaction modifies the electron dynamics in the reconnection layer.2 filesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.Public Domain Mark 1.0This 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.http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Text