Quadrupolar magnetic reconnection in solar flares. I. Three-dimensional geometry inferred from Yohkoh observations

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 526, Issue 2 PART 1, 1999, Pages 1026-1045

  Aschwanden, Markus J ^a   Kosugi, Takeo ^b   Hanaoka, Yoichiro ^c   Nishio, Masanori ^d   Melrose, Donald B ^e  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NONE

Author keywords

MHD; Sun: flares; Sun: magnetic fields; Sun: X rays, gamma rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033273247     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/308025     Document Type: Article

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