Fluid Inflow Velocity Mapping and Magnetic Reconnection Energetics in Solar Coronal Loop Interactions

International Journal of Physics | Vol. 12, No. 5, May 2021 | pp. 33–40

DOI: 10.46882/2021/IJP/000133

Research Article

Title: Fluid Inflow Velocity Mapping and Magnetic Reconnection Energetics in Solar Coronal Loop Interactions

Names of Authors: G. R. Davies¹, C. H. Jenkins²

Authors’ Affiliations:
¹ School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK
² Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

Abstract: High-temperature magnetic reconnection stands as the core magnetohydrodynamic process fueling energy release dynamics in the solar atmosphere, shaping solar winds and spawning coronal mass ejections. This research maps fluid inflow velocity channels and maps reconnection energetics across interacting coronal loop structures using high-resolution extreme ultraviolet spectrographs on satellite clusters. We monitored the Doppler lines and line-intensity profiles belonging to the Fe XIV and Fe XXIII ionic markers to isolate active energy transformation sites within dense plasma environments. The empirical records confirm localized plasma inflows moving at 16.5 km/s, while directed shock outflows hit velocities of 295.0 km/s along the magnetic boundary lines. Using these transport indices, the localized non-dimensional reconnection rate was determined to fall between 0.05 and 0.08. These values confirm fast magnetic dissipation fields matching Petschek models extended for Hall current layers and plasmoid tearing networks. High-resolution line-broadening diagnostics indicate localized turbulent temperature regions hitting 9.8 MK inside the current diffusion sheet, confirming rapid viscous dissipation events.

Keywords: Solar atmosphere; magnetic reconnection; extreme ultraviolet; plasma velocity; solar flares; magnetohydrodynamics

Manuscript Timeline: Received: February 11, 2021; Revised: March 24, 2021; Accepted: April 10, 2021; Published: May 17, 2021

Citation: Davies, G. R., & Jenkins, C. H. (2021). Fluid Inflow Velocity Mapping and Magnetic Reconnection Energetics in Solar Coronal Loop Interactions. International Journal of Physics, 12(5), 33–40.

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