Pulsar magnetospheres and their radiation

A Philippov, M Kramer - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The discovery of pulsars opened a new research field that allows studying a wide range of
physics under extreme conditions. More than 3,000 pulsars are currently known, including …

Magnetic reconnection in the era of exascale computing and multiscale experiments

H Ji, W Daughton, J Jara-Almonte, A Le… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Astrophysical plasmas have the remarkable ability to preserve magnetic topology, which
inevitably gives rise to the accumulation of magnetic energy within stressed regions …

Black hole flares: ejection of accreted magnetic flux through 3D plasmoid-mediated reconnection

B Ripperda, M Liska, K Chatterjee… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Magnetic reconnection can power bright, rapid flares originating from the inner
magnetosphere of accreting black holes. We conduct extremely high-resolution (5376× …

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 …

Quasi-periodic pulsations in solar and stellar flares: a review of underpinning physical mechanisms and their predicted observational signatures

IV Zimovets, JA McLaughlin, AK Srivastava… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
The phenomenon of quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) in solar and stellar flares has been
known for over 50 years and significant progress has been made in this research area. It has …

Interchange reconnection as the source of the fast solar wind within coronal holes

SD Bale, JF Drake, MD McManus, MI Desai… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The fast solar wind that fills the heliosphere originates from deep within regions of open
magnetic field on the Sun called 'coronal holes'. The energy source responsible for …

Magnetic reconnection and hot spot formation in black hole accretion disks

B Ripperda, F Bacchini, AA Philippov - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Hot spots, or plasmoids, which form due to magnetic reconnection in current sheets, are
conjectured to power frequent X-ray and near-infrared flares from Sgr A*, the black hole in …

[HTML][HTML] 3D turbulent reconnection: Theory, tests, and astrophysical implications

A Lazarian, GL Eyink, A Jafari, G Kowal, H Li, S Xu… - Physics of …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Magnetic reconnection, topological changes in magnetic fields, is a fundamental process in
magnetized plasmas. It is associated with energy release in regions of magnetic field …

Switchbacks as signatures of magnetic flux ropes generated by interchange reconnection in the corona

JF Drake, O Agapitov, M Swisdak, ST Badman… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
The structure of magnetic flux ropes injected into the solar wind during reconnection in the
coronal atmosphere is explored with particle-in-cell simulations and compared with in situ …

[图书][B] Plasma physics: an introduction

R Fitzpatrick - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
Encompasses the Lectured Works of a Renowned Expert in the Field Plasma Physics: An
Introduction is based on a series of university course lectures by a leading name in the field …