Astrophysical plasmas have the remarkable ability to preserve magnetic topology, which
inevitably gives rise to the accumulation of magnetic energy within stressed regions …

While it is certain that the fast solar wind originates from coronal holes, where and how the
slow solar wind (SSW) is formed remains an outstanding question in solar physics even in …

Magnetic reconnection is the topological reconfiguration of the magnetic field in a plasma,
accompanied by the violent release of energy and particle acceleration. Reconnection is as …

Magnetic reconnection is a topological rearrangement of magnetic field that occurs on time
scales much faster than the global magnetic diffusion time. Since the field lines break on …

Plasmoid Instability in Evolving Current Sheets and Onset of Fast Reconnection - IOPscience
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The plasmoid instability has revolutionized our understanding of magnetic reconnection in
astrophysical environments. By preventing the formation of highly elongated reconnection …

A two-dimensional (2D) linear theory of the instability of Sweet-Parker (SP) current sheets is
developed in the framework of reduced magnetohydrodynamics. A local analysis is …

We present a detailed study of magnetic reconnection in a quasi-two-dimensional pulsed-
power driven laboratory experiment. Oppositely directed magnetic fields (B= 3 T), advected …

Our understanding of magnetic reconnection in resistive magnetohydrodynamics has gone
through a fundamental change in recent years. The conventional wisdom is that magnetic …

Recently, novel experiments on magnetic reconnection have been conducted in laser-
produced plasmas in a high-energy-density regime. Individual plasma bubbles self …