Dr Davide Manzini

Profile

I am a Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Space and Astrophysical Plasma Physics Group, working in the team of Dr. Christopher Chen.

Research

Research Interests:

My research interests lie in plasma turbulence and the mechanisms of energy dissipation that heat and accelerate particles in space and astrophysical plasmas. I use spacecraft data and numerical simulations to unravel how turbulent fluctuations transfer energy across scales and drive plasma heating.

Publications

D.Manzini, F.Sahraoui & F. Califano (2024) “Cascade-Dissipation Balance in Astrophysical Plasmas: Insights from the Terrestrial Magnetosheath”  Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 235201

D.Manzini, F.Sahraoui & F. Califano (2023) “Subion-Scale Turbulence Driven by Magnetic Reconnection” Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 205201

D.Manzini, F.Sahraoui, F. Califano & R. Ferrand (2022) Local energy transfer and dissipation in incompressible Hall magnetohydrodynamic turbulence Phys. Rev. E 106, 035202