Magnetic reconnection in solar eruptive events of varying magnetic configurations

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2007

Abstract

We study the relationship between magnetic reconnection and acceleration of filaments and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in different magnetic configurations. They occur in either quiet-Sun or active regions of either bipolar or multi-polar magnetic fields, and are either or not accompanied by filament eruptions. The preliminary results of the case studies confirm the temporal correlation and magnitude scaling relationship between reconnection rate and acceleration in the early phase of eruptions. The results suggest no clear difference between events of different magnetic configurations. It is shown that the total reconnection flux, which is calculated to be 1021 - 22 Mx, is proportional to the average velocities of CMEs, suggesting the important role of magnetic reconnection in the early stage of solar eruptions. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Identifier

33846554677 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar Terrestrial Physics

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2006.06.012

ISSN

13646826

First Page

129

Last Page

134

Issue

1-2

Volume

69

Grant

ATM-0603789

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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