[HTML][HTML] The acceleration of charged particles and formation of power-law energy spectra in nonrelativistic magnetic reconnection
Magnetic reconnection is a primary driver of particle acceleration processes in space and
astrophysical plasmas. Understanding how particles are accelerated and the resulting …
astrophysical plasmas. Understanding how particles are accelerated and the resulting …
Large-scale compression acceleration during magnetic reconnection in a low-β plasma
In solar flares and other astrophysical systems, a major challenge for solving the particle
acceleration problem associated with magnetic reconnection is the enormous scale …
acceleration problem associated with magnetic reconnection is the enormous scale …
Particle acceleration and transport in reconnecting twisted loops in a stratified atmosphere
Context. Twisted coronal loops should be ubiquitous in the solar corona. Twisted magnetic
fields contain excess magnetic energy, which can be released during magnetic …
fields contain excess magnetic energy, which can be released during magnetic …
Magnetic-reconnection-driven Turbulence and Turbulent Reconnection Acceleration
SM Liang, JF Zhang, NN Gao… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper employs an MHD-PIC method to perform numerical simulations of magnetic-
reconnection-driven turbulence and turbulent reconnection acceleration of particles …
reconnection-driven turbulence and turbulent reconnection acceleration of particles …
Particle acceleration by magnetic reconnection in a twisted coronal loop
M Gordovskyy, PK Browning - The Astrophysical Journal, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Photospheric motions may lead to twisted coronal magnetic fields which contain free energy
that can be released by reconnection. Browning & Van der Linden suggested that such a …
that can be released by reconnection. Browning & Van der Linden suggested that such a …
Notes on magnetohydrodynamics of magnetic reconnection in turbulent media
P Browning, A Lazarian - Space Science Reviews, 2013 - Springer
Astrophysical fluids have very large Reynolds numbers and therefore turbulence is their
natural state. Magnetic reconnection is an important process in many astrophysical plasmas …
natural state. Magnetic reconnection is an important process in many astrophysical plasmas …
Electron acceleration by cascading reconnection in the solar corona. I. Magnetic gradient and curvature drift effects
We investigate the electron acceleration by magnetic gradient and curvature drift effects in
cascading magnetic reconnection of a coronal current sheet via a test particle method in the …
cascading magnetic reconnection of a coronal current sheet via a test particle method in the …
A guiding center implementation for relativistic particle dynamics in the pluto code
A Mignone, H Haudemand, E Puzzoni - Computer Physics Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
We present a numerical implementation of the guiding center approximation to describe the
relativistic motion of charged test particles in the PLUTO code for astrophysical plasma …
relativistic motion of charged test particles in the PLUTO code for astrophysical plasma …
[HTML][HTML] Extended theory of the Taylor problem in the plasmoid-unstable regime
L Comisso, D Grasso, FL Waelbroeck - Physics of Plasmas, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
A fundamental problem of forced magnetic reconnection has been solved taking into
account the plasmoid instability of thin reconnecting current sheets. In this problem, the …
account the plasmoid instability of thin reconnecting current sheets. In this problem, the …
Electron acceleration by cascading reconnection in the solar corona. II. Resistive electric field effects
We investigate electron acceleration by electric fields induced by cascading reconnections
in current sheets trailing coronal mass ejections via a test particle approach in the framework …
in current sheets trailing coronal mass ejections via a test particle approach in the framework …