Magnetic Reconnection

Apr 27, 2020
by B. Chen, S. Yu, S. Chen
Solar Flare CME Plasma Physics Radio Astronomy
Prof. Bin Chen
Prof. Bin Chen
Solar Astrophysicist
Professor of Physics

My research interests include radio astronomy and instrumentation, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, magnetic reconnection, shocks, and particle acceleration.

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Plasma heating induced by tadpole-like downflows in the flaring solar corona
As one of the most spectacular energy release events in the solar system, solar flares are generally powered by magnetic reconnection …
T. Samanta, H. Tian, B. Chen, K. Reeves, M. Cheung, A. Vourlidas, D. Banerjee
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Dynamical Modulation of Solar Flare Electron Acceleration due to Plasmoid-shock Interactions in the Looptop Region
A fast-mode shock can form in the front of reconnection outflows and has been suggested as a promising site for particle acceleration …
Xiangliang Kong, Fan Guo, Chengcai Shen, Bin Chen, Yao Chen, Joe Giacalone
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Hot Plasma Flows and Oscillations in the Loop-top Region During the 2017 September 10 X8.2 Solar Flare
In this study, we investigate motions in the hot plasma above the flare loops during the 2017 September 10 X8.2 flare event. We examine …
Katharine K. Reeves, Vanessa Polito, Bin Chen, Giselle Galan, Sijie Yu, Wei Liu, Gang Li
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Magnetic Reconnection during the Post-impulsive Phase of a Long-duration Solar Flare: Bidirectional Outflows as a Cause of Microwave and X-Ray Bursts
Magnetic reconnection plays a crucial role in powering solar flares, production of energetic particles, and plasma heating. However, …
Sijie Yu, Bin Chen, Katharine K. Reeves, Dale E. Gary, Sophie Musset, Gregory D. Fleishman, Gelu M. Nita, Lindsay Glesener
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Magnetic Reconnection during the Post-impulsive Phase of a Long-duration Solar Flare: Bidirectional Outflows as a Cause of Microwave and X-Ray Bursts
Measurement of magnetic field and relativistic electrons along a solar flare current sheet
In the standard model of solar flares, a large-scale reconnection current sheet is postulated to be the central engine for powering the …
Bin Chen, Chengcai Shen, Dale E. Gary, Katharine K. Reeves, Gregory D. Fleishman, Sijie Yu, Fan Guo, Säm Krucker, Jun Lin, Gelu M. Nita, Xiangliang Kong
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Measurement of magnetic field and relativistic electrons along a solar flare current sheet
Resolving the Fan-spine Reconnection Geometry of a Small-scale Chromospheric Jet Event with the New Solar Telescope
Jets are ubiquitously present in both quiet and active regions on the Sun. They are widely believed to be driven by magnetic …
Zhicheng Zeng, Bin Chen, Haisheng Ji, Philip R. Goode, Wenda Cao
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Imaging and Spectroscopic Observations of Magnetic Reconnection and Chromospheric Evaporation in a Solar Flare
Magnetic reconnection is believed to be the dominant energy release mechanism in solar flares. The standard flare model predicts both …
Hui Tian, Gang Li, Katharine K. Reeves, John C. Raymond, Fan Guo, Wei Liu, Bin Chen, Nicholas A. Murphy
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