A kinetic transport theory for particle acceleration and transport in regions of multiple contracting and reconnecting inertial-scale flux ropes

JA Le Roux, GP Zank, GM Webb… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Simulations of particle acceleration in turbulent plasma regions with multiple contracting and
merging (reconnecting) magnetic islands emphasize the key role of temporary particle …

Coalescence of magnetic flux ropes in the ion diffusion region of magnetic reconnection

R Wang, Q Lu, R Nakamura, C Huang, A Du, F Guo… - Nature Physics, 2016 - nature.com
Magnetic reconnection is an important process in space,,,, and laboratory plasmas that
effectively converts magnetic energy into plasma kinetic energy within a current sheet …

The deflection of the two interacting coronal mass ejections of 2010 May 23–24 as revealed by combined in situ measurements and heliospheric imaging

N Lugaz, CJ Farrugia, JA Davies, C Möstl… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT In 2010 May 23–24, Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observed the launch of
two successive coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which were subsequently tracked by the …

Self-consistent energetic particle acceleration by contracting and reconnecting small-scale flux ropes: The governing equations

JA Le Roux, GP Zank… - The Astrophysical Journal, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Previous application of our focused transport equation for energetic ion test particle
acceleration by numerous active small-scale flux ropes to solar wind conditions near 1 au …

Coalescence of macroscopic flux ropes at the subsolar magnetopause: Magnetospheric Multiscale observations

M Zhou, J Berchem, RJ Walker, M El-Alaoui, X Deng… - Physical Review Letters, 2017 - APS
We report unambiguous in situ observation of the coalescence of macroscopic flux ropes by
the magnetospheric multiscale (MMS) mission. Two coalescing flux ropes with sizes of∼ 1 …

Flux rope merging and the structure of switchbacks in the solar wind

OV Agapitov, JF Drake, M Swisdak… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
A major discovery of Parker Solar Probe (PSP) was the presence of large numbers of
localized increases in the radial solar wind speed and associated sharp deflections of the …

Three types of solar coronal rain during magnetic reconnection between open and closed magnetic structures

F Qiao, L Li, H Tian, Z Hou, H Song, K Ji… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Combining diffusive shock acceleration with acceleration by contracting and reconnecting small-scale flux ropes at heliospheric shocks

JA Le Roux, GP Zank, GM Webb… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Computational and observational evidence is accruing that heliospheric shocks, as emitters
of vorticity, can produce downstream magnetic flux ropes and filaments. This led Zank et al …

Magnetic reconnection at a thin current sheet separating two interlaced flux tubes at the Earth's magnetopause

I Kacem, C Jacquey, V Génot, B Lavraud… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The occurrence of spatially and temporally variable reconnection at the Earth's
magnetopause leads to the complex interaction of magnetic fields from the magnetosphere …

Electron heating and associated electrostatic waves in magnetic flux rope embedded within super‐Alfvén plasma flow

ZZ Chen, J Wang, CM Liu, J Yu, ZG He… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic flux ropes (MFRs) are significant regions for the production of energetic electrons
in space and astrophysical plasmas. However, the research on electron heating and …