Simultaneous EUV and radio observations of bidirectional plasmoids ejection during magnetic reconnection

Kumar, Pankaj and Kyung-Suk Cho, Simultaneous EUV and radio observations of bidirectional plasmoids ejection during magnetic reconnection, A&A, 557, A115 (2013) (ADS)

The cartoon

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A nice and tidy CSHKP cartoon incorporating the multiple plasmoid described, for example, in the Takasao cartoon. Apparently one expects this behavior from the tearing-mode instability operating on the reconnecting current sheet. The paper makes use of DPS ("Drifting Pulsating Structure") radio observations to suggest bidirectional motions. This is another cartoon inspired by SOL2011-11-03.

Date: 2019 December 13