The topological changes of solar coronal magnetic fields. III. Reconnected field topology produced by current-sheet dissipation

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 722, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1844-1853

  Janse, A M ^a,b,c   Low, B C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD); Sun: corona; Sun: flares; Sun: magnetic topology

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149233724     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/722/2/1844     Document Type: Article

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