Magnetic reconnection: MHD theory and modelling

DI Pontin, ER Priest - Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 2022 - Springer
In this review we focus on the fundamental theory of magnetohydrodynamic reconnection,
together with applications to understanding a wide range of dynamic processes in the solar …

Magnetic reconnection in partially ionized plasmas

L Ni, H Ji, NA Murphy… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Magnetic reconnection has been intensively studied in fully ionized plasmas. However,
plasmas are often partially ionized in astrophysical environments. The interactions between …

Ultra-high-resolution observations of persistent null-point reconnection in the solar corona

X Cheng, ER Priest, HT Li, J Chen, G Aulanier… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Magnetic reconnection is a key mechanism involved in solar eruptions and is also a prime
possibility to heat the low corona to millions of degrees. Here, we present ultra-high …

Multifluid simulations of upper-chromospheric magnetic reconnection with Helium–Hydrogen mixture

QM Wargnier, J Martinez-Sykora… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Our understanding of magnetic reconnection (MR) under chromospheric conditions remains
limited. Recent observations have demonstrated the important role of ion–neutral …

Detailed description of the collision frequency in the solar atmosphere

QM Wargnier, J Martinez-Sykora… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This work aims to provide an accurate description and calculations of collision frequencies
in conditions relevant to the solar atmosphere. To do so, we focus on the detailed …

Plasmoid-mediated reconnection in solar UV bursts

H Peter, YM Huang, LP Chitta, PR Young - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2019 - aanda.org
Context. Ultraviolet bursts are transients in the solar atmosphere with an increased
impulsive emission in the extreme UV lasting for one to several tens of minutes. They often …

Plausibility of ultraviolet burst generation in the low solar chromosphere

L Ni, G Cheng, J Lin - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2022 - aanda.org
Context. Ultraviolet (UV) bursts and Ellerman bombs (EBs) are small-scale magnetic
reconnection events taking place in the highly stratified, low solar atmosphere. The plasma …

Plasmoid-fed Prominence Formation (PF2) During Flux Rope Eruption

X Zhao, R Keppens - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We report a new, plasmoid-fed scenario for the formation of an eruptive prominence (PF 2),
involving reconnection and condensation. We use grid-adaptive resistive two-and-a-half …

Magnetic field amplification and structure formation by the Rayleigh-Taylor instability

BP Braileanu, VS Lukin, E Khomenko - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2023 - aanda.org
We report our results from a set of high-resolution, two-fluid, non-linear simulations of the
magnetized Rayleigh Taylor instability (RTI) at the interface between a solar prominence …

[HTML][HTML] Coalescence instability in chromospheric partially ionized plasmas

G Murtas, A Hillier, B Snow - Physics of Plasmas, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Fast magnetic reconnection plays a fundamental role in driving explosive dynamics and
heating in the solar chromosphere. The reconnection time scale of traditional models is …