Effect of Collisions and Magnetic Convergence on Electron Acceleration and Transport in Reconnecting Twisted Solar Flare Loops |
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| Authors: | M Gordovskyy P K Browning E P Kontar N H Bian |
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| Institution: | 1. Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
2. School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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| Abstract: | We study a model of particle acceleration coupled with an MHD model of magnetic reconnection in unstable twisted coronal loops. The kink instability leads to the formation of helical currents with strong parallel electric fields resulting in electron acceleration. The motion of electrons in the electric and magnetic fields of the reconnecting loop is investigated using a test-particle approach taking into account collisional scattering. We discuss the effects of Coulomb collisions and magnetic convergence near loop footpoints on the spatial distribution and energy spectra of high-energy electron populations and possible implications on the hard X-ray emission in solar flares. |
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