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 …

Eruption of a multi-flux-rope system in solar active region 12673 leading to the two largest flares in Solar Cycle 24

YJ Hou, J Zhang, T Li, SH Yang, XH Li - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018 - aanda.org
Context. Solar active region (AR) 12673 in 2017 September produced the two largest flares
in Solar Cycle 24: the X9. 3 flare on September 6 and the X8. 2 flare on September 10. Aims …

Observation of two splitting processes in a partial filament eruption on the sun: the role of breakout reconnection

Z Sun, T Li, H Tian, Y Hou, Z Hou, H Chen… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Partial filament eruptions have often been observed; however, the physical mechanisms that
lead to filament splitting are not yet fully understood. In this study, we present a unique event …

Three-dimensional magnetic reconnection and its application to solar flares

M Janvier - Journal of Plasma Physics, 2017 - cambridge.org
Solar flares are powerful radiations occurring in the Sun's atmosphere. They are powered by
magnetic reconnection, a phenomenon that can convert magnetic energy into other forms of …

The Slipping Magnetic Reconnection and Damped Quasiperiodic Pulsations in a Circular Ribbon Flare

J Huang, B Tan, Y Zhang, X Zhu, S Yang… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The study of circular ribbon (CR) flares is important to understand the three-dimensional
magnetic reconnection in the solar atmosphere. We investigate the slipping brightenings …

Observational analysis on the early evolution of a CME flux rope: preflare reconnection and flux rope's footpoint drift

H Chen, J Yang, K Ji, Y Duan - The Astrophysical Journal, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We study the early evolution of a hot-channel-like magnetic flux rope (MFR) toward eruption.
Combining with imaging observation and magnetic field extrapolation, we find that the hot …

The eruption of a small-scale emerging flux rope as the driver of an M-class flare and of a coronal mass ejection

XL Yan, CW Jiang, ZK Xue, JC Wang… - The Astrophysical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Solar flares and coronal mass ejections are the most powerful explosions in the Sun. They
are major sources of potentially destructive space weather conditions. However, the …

Two episodes of magnetic reconnections during a confined circular-ribbon flare

T Li, S Yang, Q Zhang, Y Hou… - The Astrophysical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We analyze a unique event with an M1. 8 confined circular-ribbon flare on 2016 February
13, with successive formations of two circular ribbons at the same location. The flare had two …

Observation of super-Alfvénic slippage of reconnecting magnetic field lines on the Sun

J Lörinčík, J Dudík, A Sainz Dalda, G Aulanier… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Slipping motions of magnetic field lines are a distinct signature of three-dimensional
magnetic reconnection, a fundamental process driving solar and stellar flares. While being a …

The Solar Origin of an Intense Geomagnetic Storm on 1 December 2023: Successive Slipping and Eruption of Multiple Magnetic Flux Ropes

Z Sun, T Li, Y Hou, H Tian, Z Wu, K Li, Y Zhang, Z Li… - Solar Physics, 2024 - Springer
The solar eruption that occurred on 28 November 2023 (SOL2023-11-28) triggered an
intense geomagnetic storm on 1 December 2023. The associated terrestrial auroras …