Peristaltic Pumping near Post-coronal Mass Ejection Supra-arcade Current Sheets
Scott, Roger B., Dana W. Longcope, and David E. McKenzie, Peristaltic Pumping near Post-coronal Mass Ejection Supra-arcade Current Sheets, ApJ, 776, 54 (2013) (ADS)
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Two scenarios for the development of
patchy magnetic reconnection in
current sheets above flare arcades.
This work likens the MHD processes here to a
"peristaltic pump", a
concept well-known both in gastrointestinal tracts and in mechanical
systems (the link shows an animated cartoon).
This paper explores some of the side effects.
Two scenarios for the development of patchy magnetic reconnection in current sheets above flare arcades. This work likens the MHD processes here to a "peristaltic pump", a concept well-known both in gastrointestinal tracts and in mechanical systems (the link shows an animated cartoon). This paper explores some of the side effects.