Solar Coronal Heating Fueled by Random Bursts of Fine-scale Magnetic Reconnection in Turbulent Plasma Regions

• Published in: The Astrophysical journal Vol. 943; no. 2; pp. 155 - 159
• Main Authors: Zou, Jitong, Mao, Aohua, Wang, Xiaogang, Hua, Yangyang, Zhou, Tianchun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia The American Astronomical Society 01.02.2023; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Astrophysics; Corona; Coronal heating; Heating; Magnetic fields; Magnetic reconnection; Magnetosheath; Physics; Plasma physics; Satellite observation; Solar corona; Solar coronal heating; Solar magnetic reconnection; Solar physics

Abstract Coronal heating is a longstanding issue in solar physics as well as plasma physics in general. In recent years, significant resolution improvements of satellite observations have contributed to a deeper understanding of small-scale physics, e.g., magnetic reconnection processes on fine scal...