A comparison of the formation and evolution of magnetic flux ropes in solar coronal mass ejections and magnetotail plasmoids

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作者
Linton, M. G. [1 ]
Moldwin, M. B. [2 ]
机构
[1] USN, Res Lab, Washington, DC 20375 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Earth & Space Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
关键词
TRIGGER MECHANISM; KINK INSTABILITY; CURRENT SHEETS; MODEL; RECONNECTION; CLOUDS; SIMULATION; PROMINENCE; HELICITY; FLARES;
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10.1029/2008JA013660
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
Solar coronal mass ejections and their interplanetary counterparts often show evidence of a twisted flux rope structure that is nearly identical, though of vastly different spatial scale, to plasmoids observed in the Earth's magnetotail. This paper reviews the current understanding of flux rope formation, morphology, and evolution in coronal mass ejections and magnetotail plasmoids. It highlights the idea that flux rope formation is a common space physics phenomenon and that the physical mechanisms responsible for flux rope formation occur over a wide range of plasma conditions wherever current sheets exist.
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