Numerical examination of plasmoid-induced reconnection model for solar flares: The relation between plasmoid velocity and reconnection rate

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 690, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 748-757

  Nishida, Keisuke ^a   Shimizu, Masaki ^a   Shiota, Daikou ^b   Takasaki, Hiroyuki ^c   Magara, Tetsuya ^b   Shibata, Kazunari ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY OF JAPAN   (Japan)

^c ACCENTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

MHD; Sun: corona; Sun: flares

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549170147     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/690/1/748     Document Type: Article

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