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Topological structure of the magnetic solar corona [PDF]

, 2007
The solar corona is a highly complex and active plasma environment, containing many exotic phenomena such as solar flares, coronal mass ejections, prominences, coronal loops, and bright points.
Maclean, Rhona Claire
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Magnetic Reconnection–driven Energization of Protons up to ∼400 keV at the Near-Sun Heliospheric Current Sheet

The Astrophysical Journal Letters
We report observations of direct evidence of energetic protons being accelerated above ∼400 keV within the reconnection exhaust of a heliospheric current sheet (HCS) crossing by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) at a distance of ∼16.25 solar radii ( R _s )
M. I. Desai, J. F. Drake, T. Phan, Z. Yin, M. Swisdak, D. J. McComas, S. D. Bale, A. Rahmati, D. Larson, W. H. Matthaeus, M. A. Dayeh, M. J. Starkey, N. E. Raouafi, D. G. Mitchell, C. M. S. Cohen, J. R. Szalay, J. Giacalone, M. E. Hill, E. R. Christian, N. A. Schwadron, R. L. McNutt Jr., O. Malandraki, P. Whittlesey, R. Livi, J. C. Kasper   +24 more
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Global Three‐Dimensional Simulation of Magnetospheric Dynamics During the Extreme Geomagnetic Storm of 10–11 May 2024

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract This study presents a high‐resolution three‐dimensional global magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation of the historic geomagnetic storm of 10–11 May 2024, using observational data for the ACE solar wind input. This extreme event was characterized by intense solar wind dynamic pressure (∼50 nPa) and exceptionally strong interplanetary magnetic ...
Kyung Sun Park
wiley   +1 more source

Three Types of Solar Coronal Rain during Magnetic Reconnection between Open and Closed Magnetic Structures

The Astrophysical Journal
Coronal rain (CR) is a crucial part of the mass cycle between the corona and chromosphere. It includes flare-driven CR and two types of quiescent CR, along nonflaring active region closed loops and along open structures, separately, labeled as type I ...
Fangfang Qiao, Leping Li, Hui Tian, Zhenyong Hou, Hongqiang Song, Kaifan Ji, Zheng Sun   +6 more
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Current Sheet Geometry and Heavy Ion Influence on Reconnection

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract In some planetary magnetospheres singly ionized heavy ion species can be found in addition to the typical hydrogen. The presence of these ions can affect many magnetospheric processes. The role heavy ions, specifically oxygen, and the thickness of the current sheet play in magnetic reconnection is investigated using particle‐in‐cell ...
Cristian R. Radulescu, Daniel Verscharen, Yuto Katoh, Yohei Kawazura, Seiji Zenitani, Andrew J. Coates, Yasumasa Kasaba   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy Conversion and Anomalous Electric Fields in a Turbulent Magnetic Reconnection Current Sheet in the Solar Wind

The Astrophysical Journal
Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental physical process in various magnetized plasma systems, capable of rapidly converting magnetic energy into plasma energy. The role of wave–particle interactions causing anomalous effects in triggering or accelerating
X. Y. Han, Z. H. Zhong, M. Zhou, Y. Pang, L. J. Song, R. X. Tang, X. H. Deng   +6 more
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Earthward O+ Injections in the Plasma Sheet Boundary Layer During Geomagnetic Storms

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract During geomagnetic storms, energetic ions are injected from the Earth's magnetotail along the plasma sheet boundary layer (PSBL). Owing to its off‐equatorial inclined orbit, the Arase satellite is in a prime position to observe these injections in the PSBL on the nightside at the apogee.
M. M. H. Kalliokoski, L. M. Kistler, K. Asamura, S. Kasahara, Y. Miyoshi, K. Keika, T. Hori, A. Matsuoka, K. Yamamoto, J. Liao   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kelvin–Helmholtz Spectral Redistribution by Flow and Density Structure at the Dusk Dayside Magnetopause

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract We study the development of the Kelvin‐Helmholtz instability (KHI) along the dusk dayside Earth's magnetopause with and without the presence of enhanced plasma density at the shear interface. Using three‐dimensional MAGE global simulations, we establish general KHI growth rate diagrams, which depend sensitively on the transverse profiles of ...
G. Peyrichon, J.‐F. Ripoll, H. El‐Rabii, A. T. Michael, V. G. Merkin, M. Cosmides, K. Sorathia, F. R. Toffoletto, A. Y. Ukhorskiy   +8 more
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Response of Thermospheric Nitric Oxide (NO) Cooling During Events of Strong Solar Wind Pressure

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, Volume 131, Issue 10, October 2026.
Abstract Nitric oxide (NO) infrared emissions are a notable indicator for varying thermospheric energy budget during geomagnetic storms while the Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF) is southward. In this study, we present the first investigation on the response of NO cooling emissions during northward IMF conditions.
Alok Kumar Ranjan, Duggirala Pallamraju, M. V. Sunil Krishna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

3D MHD Simulations of Coronal Loops Heated via Magnetic Braiding. II. Automatic Detection of Reconnection Outflows and Statistical Analysis of Their Properties

The Astrophysical Journal
Recent observations of fast and bursty “nanojets” suggest novel diagnostics of nanoflare heating in the solar corona. The aim of this work is to investigate the presence and properties of reconnection outflows, similar to observed nanojets, in numerical ...
G. Cozzo, Paola Testa, J. Martinez-Sykora, P. Pagano, F. Reale, F. Rappazzo, V. Hansteen, B. De Pontieu   +7 more
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