Extending the concept of separatrices to QSLs for magnetic reconnection

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1269-1282

  Demoulin P ^a  

^a OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetic reconnection; Sun: chromosphere; Sun: flares; Sun: magnetic fields; Sun: X rays

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE RESEARCH; SUN; X RAY SCATTERING;

MAGNETIC RECONNECTION; SUN: CHROMOSPHERE; SUN: FLARES; SUN: MAGNETIC FIELDS; SUN: X-RAYS;

ASTROPHYSICS;

EID: 33646672197     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.03.085     Document Type: Article

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