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EP: Fachverband Extraterrestrische Physik
EP 15: Sun I
EP 15.2: Talk
Thursday, March 18, 2010, 17:15–17:30, AKM
Fields and flows around 3D reconnection — •Jörg Büchner1, Jean-Carlo Santos1, and Antonius Otto2 — 1Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung, Max-Planck-Str.2, 37191, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany — 2University of Alaska, Fairbanks
The three-dimensional (3D) structure and strength of reconnecion electric fields is not well understood, yet. Using the 3D numerical simulation model LINMOD3d we investigated the situation arising from a multipolar source of magnetic fluxes, typical for solar and stellar magnetic field configurations. We obtained the structure of and strength of fields and flows around the site of 3D reconnection and discuss their consequences for the conversion of magnetic energy into plasma flows and particle acceleration.