Seemingly intersecting flaring loops in microwaves: Possible radio evidence for reconnection
Abstract
We present possible radio evidence of magnetic reconnection in a solar flare—an LDE event of GOES class M3.2 that was observed on 1999 February 16 on the disk. Our evidence is based upon the facts that we observed a bright microwave source-blob at 17 and 34 GHz near the intersection of two seemingly intersecting flaring loops or as a loop-top source above one flaring loop. The bright microwave source is clearly non-thermal and its time profile is similar to those of the flaring footpoint microwave sources; and in the late decay phase of the event the microwave source structure is similar to that of the corresponding SXR source.
- Publication:
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Earth, Planets and Space
- Pub Date:
- June 2001
- DOI:
- 10.1186/BF03353275
- Bibcode:
- 2001EP&S...53..585K
- Keywords:
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- Current Sheet;
- Magnetic Reconnection;
- Decay Phase;
- Impulsive Phase;
- Microwave Source