2025 Published
Three-dimensional Dynamics of Strongly Magnetized Ion–Electron Relativistic Reconnection
Bacchini, F., Werner, G.R., Granier, C., Vos, J.
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Fabio Bacchini
KU Leuven · Centre for mathematical Plasma Astrophysics
Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
About
Since 2022, I am an Assistant Professor at the Centre for mathematical Plasma Astrophysics (CmPA) of KU Leuven, Belgium. I am also a visiting researcher at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB) .
My work focuses on the development, implementation, and application of numerical methods for astrophysical plasma simulations, with emphasis on particle-in-cell methods and high-performance computing.
46
Publications
16
Team Members
5
PRL Papers
Paper Highlights
Selected recent publications
2024 Published PRL Editor's Suggestion
Collisionless Magnetorotational Turbulence in Pair Plasmas: Steady-state Dynamics, Particle Acceleration, and Radiative Cooling
Bacchini, F., Zhdankin, V., Gorbunov, E.A., Werner, G.R., Arzamasskiy, L., Begelman, M.C., Uzdensky, D.A.
Physical Review Letters
2025 Published PRL Editor's Suggestion
Leaking Outside the Box: Kinetic Turbulence with Cosmic-Ray Escape
Gorbunov, E.A., Grošelj, D., Bacchini, F.
Physical Review Letters
2020 Published Top Cited Paper Award 2023 (IOP/AAS)
Magnetic reconnection and hot spot formation in black hole accretion disks
Ripperda, B., Bacchini, F., Philippov, A.A.
The Astrophysical Journal
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Coverage of our work on black-hole plasma astrophysics by EuroCC Belgium: Simulating the Invisible: How Supercomputing Advances Black Hole Research
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Highlight of my public lecture at the Urania seminar series
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Dr. Paul Wilhelm joins CmPA, working on the EuroHPC-SPACE project
Read moreAn FWO PhD Fellowship awarded to Silvia Ferro, starting her appointment in November 2024
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Read moreA successful 2024 edition of the international KU Leuven Summer of Science for highschoolers, where we give an introductory course on astroplasmas
Read moreA PostDoctoral Mandate Fellowship awarded to Dr. Jesse Vos, joining our group in November 2024!
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Read moreAn FWO Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship awarded to Dr. Nicolas Wijsen, joining our group in October 2024
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