Magnetic Reconnection for Coronal Conditions: Reconnection Rates, Secondary Islands and Onset

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Feb 2011

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Space Science Reviews, Online First

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Magnetic Reconnection, Collisionless Reconnection, Hall Reconnection, Secondary Islands, Plasmoids, Solar Corona

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Magnetic reconnection may play an important role in heating the corona through a release of magnetic energy. An understanding of how reconnection proceeds can contribute to explaining the observed behavior. Here, recent theoretical work on magnetic reconnection for coronal conditions is reviewed. Topics include the rate that collisionless (Hall) reconnection proceeds, the conditions under which Hall reconnection begins, and the effect of secondary islands (plasmoids) both on the scaling and properties of collisional (Sweet-Parker) reconnection and on the onset of Hall reconnection. Applications to magnetic energy storage and release in the corona are discussed.

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