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The Magnetic Corona: Magnetic Reconnection in Solar Flares [PDF]

Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 2004
The ability of the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) to image the Sun at high spatial resolution and high cadence over a very broad range of temperatures makes it a unique instrument for observing solar flare plasma. TRACE observations have confirmed the reconnection model for solar flares, at least qualitatively.
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Estimates of magnetotail reconnection rate based on IMAGE FUV and EISCAT measurements [PDF]

Annales Geophysicae, 2005
Dayside merging between the interplanetary and terrestrial magnetic fields couples the solar wind electric field to the Earth's magnetosphere, increases the magnetospheric convection and results in efficient transport of solar wind energy into the ...
N. Østgaard, J. Moen, J. Moen, S. B. Mende, H. U. Frey, T. J. Immel, P. Gallop, K. Oksavik, M. Fujimoto   +8 more
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Achieving fast reconnection in resistive MHD models via turbulent means [PDF]

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 2012
Astrophysical fluids are generally turbulent and this preexisting turbulence must be taken into account for models of magnetic reconnection in astrophysical, solar or heliospheric environments.
G. Lapenta, A. Lazarian
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Geoeffectiveness of Interplanetary Alfvén Waves. I. Magnetopause Magnetic Reconnection and Directly Driven Substorms

The Astrophysical Journal, 2023
In particular during the descending phase of the solar cycle, Alfvén waves in the high-speed solar wind streams are a major form of interplanetary disturbances.
Lei Dai, Yimin Han, Chi Wang, Shuo Yao, Walter Gonzalez, Suping Duan, Benoit Lavraud, Yong Ren, Zhenyuan Guo   +8 more
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Structured Energy Conversion in Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instability

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 15, 16 August 2026.
Abstract We present quantitative investigations of the energy conversion pathways—electromagnetic ϵEM $\left({{\epsilon}}^{EM}\right)$, fluid flow ϵf $\left({{\epsilon}}^{f}\right)$, and particle thermal ϵth $\left({{\epsilon}}^{th}\right)$ energies—within the Kelvin‐Helmholtz instability (KHI) observed by the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission. We find
Kyunghwan Dokgo, Kyoung‐Joo Hwang, Eunjin Choi, James L. Burch, Rungployphan Kieokaew   +4 more
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Magnetic Field Disturbance Induced by the Enhanced Suprathermal Ring Current in the Magnetosphere of Saturn

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 15, 16 August 2026.
Abstract Saturn's ring current, which modulates the global magnetic field configuration, varies dynamically with hot plasma injections. However, quantifying transient magnetic field disturbances remains challenging in the absence of in situ measurements on Saturn's surface.
Yimeng Li, Chao Yue, Yongfu Wang, Konstantinos Dialynas, Yixin Sun, Qiugang Zong, Yixin Hao, Xuzhi Zhou   +7 more
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Natural Generation of Alfvén Waves from Three-dimensional Bursty Interchange Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Corona

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Alfvén waves play a significant role in solar coronal heating, solar wind acceleration, and Alfvénic turbulence formation. As a fundamental process, magnetic reconnection has long been credited as a crucial source of Alfvén waves.
Liping Yang, Jiansen He, Xueshang Feng, Daniel Verscharen, Fan Guo, Hui Li, Hui Tian, Wenya Li, Fang Shen, Chuanpeng Hou, Mijie Shi, Honghong Wu, Ming Xiong   +12 more
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Analytical solution of steady reconnection outflows in a time-varying three-dimensional reconnection model with generalized spatiotemporal distributions

Frontiers in Physics
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental mechanism for energy conversion in the realms of space physics, astrophysics, and plasma physics. Over the past few decades, obtaining analytical solutions for three-dimensional (3D) magnetic reconnection has ...
Y. L. Chen, Y. Wang, F. S. Wei, X. S. Feng, Z. L. Zhou, B. Y. Wang, P. B. Zuo, C. W. Jiang, Y. X. Gu, L. D. Wang, X. J. Song, X. J. Xu   +11 more
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Statistical Study of Betatron and Fermi Electron Acceleration at Dipolarization Fronts

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 15, 16 August 2026.
Abstract Magnetic reconnection jets in Earth's magnetotail are regions of electron heating and acceleration. They are often associated with dipolarization fronts (DFs), which are characterized by sharp increases in the northward magnetic field component Bz ${B}_{z}$.
A. Kolokotronis, D. B. Graham, Yu. V. Khotyaintsev, C. Norgren, K. Steinvall, L. Richard   +5 more
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Discrete Energy Bands Beyond Galilean Moons: Bounce‐Phase Structuring of Jovian Magnetospheric Particles

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 15, 16 August 2026.
Abstract Discrete energy bands of ion fluxes, typically organized in velocity with equal separations, have been frequently observed in Jupiter's magnetosphere either in association with Galilean moons or in regions far from their influence. Here, we focus on the latter type and propose that these bands are manifestations of bounce‐phase structuring ...
Ya‐Ze Wu, Xu‐Zhi Zhou, Ze‐Fan Yin, Yixin Sun, Chao Yue, Qiugang Zong   +5 more
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