Evidence of Separator Reconnection in a Survey of X‐Ray Bright Points | Zendy

D. W. Longcope | Zendy; C. C. Kankelborg | Zendy; Julia L. Nelson | Zendy; Alexei Pevtsov | Zendy

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Evidence of Separator Reconnection in a Survey of X‐Ray Bright Points

Author(s) -

D. W. Longcope,

C. C. Kankelborg,

Julia L. Nelson,

Alexei Pevtsov

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

the astrophysical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.376

H-Index - 489

eISSN - 1538-4357

pISSN - 0004-637X

DOI - 10.1086/320667

Subject(s) - physics , magnetic reconnection , nanoflares , astrophysics , solar flare , corona (planetary geology) , astronomy , magnetic field , interplanetary magnetic field , coronal loop , coronal mass ejection , solar wind , quantum mechanics , astrobiology , venus

X-ray bright points are among the simplest coronal structures hypothesizedto be powered by magnetic reconnection. Their magnetic field appears to consistof a simple loop of field lines connecting positive to negative photosphericsources. Quantitative three-dimensional models of reconnection in this geometryare therefore expected to apply directly to X-ray bright points. We assemble asurvey from archival SOHO data of 764 X-ray bright points (EIT) along withtheir associated photospheric...

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