A question raised from the observation of dynamic cusp formation: When and where does particle acceleration occur?

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 976-983

  Sui, Linhui ^a,b   Holman, Gordon D ^b   Dennis, Brian R ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Sun: coronal; Sun: coronal loops; Sun: flares; Sun: magnetic reconnection; Sun: X rays

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; SPACE RESEARCH; X RAYS;

DYNAMIC CUSP FORMATION; MAGNETIC GEOMETRY; QUADRUPOLE MAGNETIC CONFIGURATION; SOLAR FLARES; X-RAY EMISSION;

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EID: 39149127286     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2007.03.031     Document Type: Article

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