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Bi-directional plasma jets produced by magnetic reconnection on the Sun
Inhester, B.; Wilhelm, K.; Innes, D. E. +1 more
Magnetic reconnection, the process by which magnetic lines of force break and rejoin into a lower-energy configuration, is considered to be the fundamental process by which magnetic energy is converted into plasma kinetic energy1. The Sun has a large reservoir of magnetic energy, and the energy released by magnetic reconnection has been…
A subsurface flow of material from the Sun's equator to its poles
Scherrer, P. H.; Bogart, R. S.; Duvall, T. L. +1 more
Gas on the Sun's surface has been observed to flow away from the equator towards both poles. If the same flow persists to great depths, it could play an important dynamical role in the eleven-year sunspot cycle, by carrying the magnetic remnants of the sunspots to high latitudes. An even deeper counterflow, which would be required to maintain mass…