Counter‐Helical Magnetic Flux Ropes From Magnetic Reconnections in Space Plasmas

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 51; no. 7
• Main Authors: Jia, Ying‐Dong, Qi, Yi, Wang, Xueyi, Miles, Nathan, Russell, C. T., Wei, Hanying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 16.04.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: Aerospace environments; Corona; Electric currents; Evolution; Fluctuations; Heating; Helicity; Magnetic field; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux; magnetic flux ropes; Magnetic reconnection; Magnetohydrodynamics; magnetospheres; Magnetospheric-solar wind relationships; Planetary magnetospheres; plasma; Ropes; Solar corona; Solar wind; Space plasmas; Space weather

Magnetic flux ropes are ubiquitous in various space environments, including the solar corona, interplanetary solar wind, and planetary magnetospheres. When these flux ropes intertwine, magnetic reconnection may occur at the interface, forming disentangled new ropes. Some of these newly formed ropes...