Particle Acceleration in the Presence of Weak Turbulence at an X-Type Neutral Point
Burge, C. A., P. Petkaki, and A. L. MacKinnon, Particle Acceleration in the Presence of Weak Turbulence at an X-Type Neutral Point, Sol. Phys., 280, 575-590 (2012) (ADS)
(click on the image for a larger version)
This is what a charged particle might do in the "likely noisy region"
where magnetic reconnection is occurring at a steady-state X-type
neutral point of the field.
The behavior of the particle (red) is
erratic and the paper comes to important conclusions about this,
and to the Archivist's eye this is a graphic with
that grabs the viewer very successfully.
This is what a charged particle might do in the "likely noisy region" where magnetic reconnection is occurring at a steady-state X-type neutral point of the field. The behavior of the particle (red) is erratic and the paper comes to important conclusions about this, and to the Archivist's eye this is a graphic with that grabs the viewer very successfully.