PPT-Small Scale Magnetic Reconnection in the Solar Wind.

AC Foster 1 CJ Owen 1 AN Fazakerley 1 I J Rae 1 C Forsyth 1 E Lucek 2 H Rème 3 UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory Surrey UK Imperial College London UK. Alex Flanagan (University of Wisconsin). J. F. Drake (UMD), M. Swisdak (UMD). Magnetic Reconnection?. Magnetic energy converted to kinetic . and thermal energy. Occurs in solar corona, magnetosphere, laboratory plasma experiments, and even at edge of solar system. 13th May 2005 Solar Flare. William M.R. Simpson, Angela Des . Jardins. University of St. Andrews, Montana State University. Contact. :. Email:. www. : . William M. R. Simpson. wmrs2@st-and.ac.uk. http://solar.physics.montana.edu/home/www/REU/2009/wsimpson . by Brian Welsch,. JSPS Fellow (Short-Term. ),. Space Sciences Lab, UC-Berkeley,. Non-Expert on Reconnection. Image by . Pevtsov. & Groening 2010. What can helicity redistribution in solar eruptions tell us about reconnection in these events?. in solar eruptions tell . us about . reconnection in these events?. by Brian Welsch,. JSPS Fellow (Short-Term. ),. Space Sciences Lab,. UC. -. Berkeley,. Non-. Expert on Reconnection. Image by . Pevtsov. A.C. Foster. 1. , C.J. Owen. 1. , A.N. Fazakerley. 1. , . C. Forsyth. 1. E. Lucek. 2. , H. Rème. 3. UCL, . Mullard. Space Science Laboratory, Surrey, UK. Imperial College, London, UK. CNRS, IRAP, Toulouse, France. Daniel Gordon. Adviser: Dana . Longcope. Introduction. Magnetic reconnection is a significant mechanism for phenomenon involving high energy release such as solar flares.. Post-reconnection field lines act like elastic bands under tension.. 2. What controls the degree of plasma heating in reconnection?. => Plasma . b. and . Alfvén. speed. Tai Phan (UC Berkeley). Contributors: J. Drake, J. Gosling, M. Shay, M. . Nicholeen. . Viall. NASA/GSFC . In collaboration with : Larry . Kepko. , Spiro . Antiochos. , Sue . Lepri. , . Angelos. . Vourlidas. , and Jon Linker. Connecting the Sun to the . Heliosphere. Which solar structures become structures in the . Angelopoulos et al., Science, Sep. 27, 2013. Supporting Material for Education, Public Outreach and the Press. Vassilis Angelopoulos. Dept. of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, UCLA. For release: 2pm U.S. E.T. on Thursday, 09/26/13. Substorms. 2. 5-29 September 2017. Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. . Double Magnetic Reconnection Driven by Kelvin-Helmholtz . Vortices. W. . Horton. 1. , M. Faganello. 2. , F. . Pegoraro. 2. F.Califano. Local Examples, Current Status, and Future Outlook. Dr. Jeff Groff. Associate Professor of Physics, Shepherd University. Institute of Environmental and Physical Sciences. Energy Symposium, April 8, 2016. Alex Flanagan (University of Wisconsin). J. F. Drake (UMD), M. Swisdak (UMD). Magnetic Reconnection?. Magnetic energy converted to kinetic . and thermal energy. Occurs in solar corona, magnetosphere, laboratory plasma experiments, and even at edge of solar system. Introduction. Solar flares occur when energy is converted into x-rays ,heat & supersonic fluid motion.. Energy is stored in magnetic filed lines.. Electric field changes connectivity of magnetic field lines and the energy is released.. Open: Venus – solar wind. Closed: Venus – Venus. Draped: solar wind – solar wind. Magnetic fields guide ion and electron motions. The connectivity (topology) of these field lines helps us to understand how the upper atmosphere interacts with the solar wind..