Plasma Interactions with the Space Environment in the Acceleration Region: Indications of CME-trailing Reconnection Regions
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Article Title | Plasma Interactions with the Space Environment in the Acceleration Region: Indications of CME-trailing Reconnection Regions |
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ERA Journal ID | 1057 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Jensen, Elizabeth A. (Author), Heiles, Carl (Author), Wexler, David (Author), Kepley, Amanda A. (Author), Kuiper, Thomas (Author), Bisi, Mario M. (Author), Lorin, Deborah Domingue (Author), Kuiper, Elizabeth V. (Author) and Vilas, Faith (Author) |
Journal Title | The Astrophysical Journal: an international review of astronomy and astronomical physics |
Journal Citation | 861 (2), pp. 1-12 |
Article Number | 118 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | IOP Publishing |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0004-637X |
1538-4357 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aac5dd |
Web Address (URL) | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/aac5dd |
Abstract | Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are sources of major geomagnetic disturbances. On 2013 May 10, a CME crossed the signal path between the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft and Earth. Using the MESSENGER signal, characteristics of the density, velocity, and magnetic field properties of the crossing plasma were measured. An anomalously strong event occurred in the plasma trailing the CME's passage that correlated with a wave mode conversion, indicating a potential reconnection region. We determine that the plasma following CMEs should be considered when studying how CMEs evolve in interplanetary space and the severity of their geomagnetic impact. |
Keywords | magnetic reconnection – methods: observational – plasmas – polarization – Sun: coronal mass ejections (CMEs) |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 510108. Solar physics |
Byline Affiliations | Planetary Science Institute, United States |
University of California, United States | |
University of Southern Queensland | |
National Radio Astronomy Observatory, United States | |
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States | |
Science and Technology Facilities Council, United Kingdom | |
STAR Prep Academy, United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q7697/plasma-interactions-with-the-space-environment-in-the-acceleration-region-indications-of-cme-trailing-reconnection-regions
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