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Observing the release of twist by magnetic reconnection in a solar filament eruption

Zhang, Jun; Bi, Yi; Xue, Zhike +9 more

Magnetic reconnection is a fundamental process of topology change and energy release, taking place in plasmas on the Sun, in space, in astrophysical objects and in the laboratory. However, observational evidence has been relatively rare and typically only partial. Here we present evidence of fast reconnection in a solar filament eruption using hig…