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Magnetic reconnection (2024)
Book Chapter
Pontin, D. I., Wyper, P. F., & Priest, E. R. (2024). Magnetic reconnection. In A. Kumar Srivastava, M. Goossens, & I. Arregui (Eds.), Magnetohydrodynamic Processes in Solar Plasmas (345-414). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-32-395664-2.00014-1

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental astrophysical process and plays a key role in the dynamics of the Sun's atmosphere. It facilitates the rapid conversion of energy stored in the magnetic field into kinetic and thermal energy. This drives phenome... Read More about Magnetic reconnection.

Solar Eruptions in Nested Magnetic Flux Systems (2024)
Journal Article
Karpen, J. T., Kumar, P., Wyper, P. F., DeVore, C. R., & Antiochos, S. K. (2024). Solar Eruptions in Nested Magnetic Flux Systems. Astrophysical Journal, 966(1), Article 27. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ad2eaa

The magnetic topology of erupting regions on the Sun is a key factor in the energy buildup and release, and the subsequent evolution of flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The presence/absence of null points and separatrices dictates whether an... Read More about Solar Eruptions in Nested Magnetic Flux Systems.