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Determining whether the squashing factor, Q, would be a good indicator of reconnection in a resistive MHD experiment devoid of null points

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16/01/2020
Author
Reid, J.
Parnell, C. E.
Hood, A. W.
Browning, P. K.
Keywords
Sun: corona
Sun: magnetic fields
Magnetic reconnection
Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
T-NDAS
BDC
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Abstract
The squashing factor of a magnetic field, Q, is commonly used as an indicator of magnetic reconnection, but few studies seek to evaluate how reliable it is in comparison with other possible reconnection indicators. By using a full, self-consistent, three-dimensional, resistive magnetohydrodynamic experiment of interacting magnetic strands constituting a coronal loop, Q and several different quantities are determined. Each is then compared with the necessary and sufficient condition for reconnection, namely the integral along a field line of the component of the electric field parallel to the magnetic field. Among the reconnection indicators explored, we find the squashing factor less successful when compared with alternatives, such as Ohmic heating. In a reconnecting magnetic field devoid of null points, our work suggests that Q, being a geometric measure of the magnetic field, is not a reliable indicator of the onset or a diagnostic of the location of magnetic reconnection in some configurations.
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Reid , J , Parnell , C E , Hood , A W & Browning , P K 2020 , ' Determining whether the squashing factor, Q , would be a good indicator of reconnection in a resistive MHD experiment devoid of null points ' , Astronomy & Astrophysics , vol. 633 , A92 . https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936832
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936832
ISSN
0004-6361
Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2019 ESO. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936832
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Funding: Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland; Science and Technology Facilities Council (grants ST/S000402/1 and ST/P000428/1).
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http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020A%26A...633A..92R
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/19041

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