Observations of the Electromagnetic Electron Kelvin‐Helmholtz Instability and Its Impact on the Dynamics Inside a Flux Rope by K. Jiang, S. Y. Huang, Q. M. Lu, Z. G. Yuan, Q. Y. Xiong

“…The continuous radial nulls and obvious reconstructed X‐line topology indicate that magnetic reconnection may occur in this current filament.…”
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Detecting a New Type of Stokes V Profiles Observed by Hinode in a Sunspot by Hashem Hamedivafa

“…Bidirectional flows propagating along vertical magnetic fields as the result of redirection of outflows along the vertical magnetic field, after a magnetic reconnection, gives a possible mechanism producing adjacent upflows and downflows. …”
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Duskward displacement of plasmoids and reconnection in the near-Earth magnetotail by Akimasa Ieda, Yukinaga Miyashita

“…Abstract Magnetic reconnection in the near-Earth magnetotail is responsible for explosive release of energy during substorms and auroral breakups. …”
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Modeling of the Subsolar Magnetopause Motion Under Interplanetary Magnetic Field Southward Turning by Qiuyu Xu, Binbin Tang, Tianran Sun, Wenya Li, Xiaoxin Zhang, Fei Wei, Xiaocheng Guo, Chi Wang

“…This model, based on the scenario of magnetopause erosion due to magnetic reconnection, can be approximated by both linear and non‐linear functions. …”
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Fine structures in interlaced magnetic flux ropes via Hall-MHD simulations by Ying-Dong Jia, Hairong Lai, Hanying Wei, Yi Qi, C. T. Russell, Yasong Ge, Tielong Zhang

“…As we replicate previous findings that such interactions can lead to the formation of two new ropes, we also find that magnetic reconnection occurs in multiple locations inside the central current sheet, leading to transient small flux ropes, which is qualitatively consistent with previous magnetospheric multiscale observations. …”
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The Extreme-ultraviolet Precursors and Postcursors of Solar Flares by Larisza D. Krista

“…EUV brightenings are small-scale magnetic reconnection events that consistently appear before and after solar flares. …”
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Investigating the Sensitivity of Alfvén Pulse Interactions to Plasma Beta in the Corona by Naser Karimi, Mahdi Alizadeh, Zianab Shajei

“…Two competing theories, the wave theory and reconnection theory, provide explanations for solar corona heating, supported by observations of wave phenomena and magnetic reconnection on the Sun. Plasma β, the ratio of thermal plasma pressure to magnetic pressure, varies significantly in the solar corona, influencing wave propagation Throughout much of the corona, the plasma β is considerably smaller than one, to disregard pressure gradients in the plasma. …”
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Influence of Solar Wind High‐Speed Streams on the Brazilian Low‐Latitude Ionosphere During the Descending Phase of Solar Cycle 24 by S. P. Moraes‐Santos, C. M. N. Cândido, F. Becker‐Guedes, B. Nava, V. Klausner, C. Borries, F. S. Chingarandi, T. O. Osanyin

“…We discuss the Prompt Penetration Electric Fields and Disturbance Dynamo Electric Fields following the magnetic reconnection between Earth's and interplanetary magnetic field, using observational data and modeling. …”
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A New Interpretation for the Hot Corona in Active Galactic Nuclei by Yu Zhao, Yan-Rong Li, Jian-Min Wang

“…A thin parabolic magnetic reconnection layer, anchored at the innermost disk and extending along the boundary of the magnetic tower for a few tens of gravitational radii, serves as a hard-X-ray source above the disk. …”
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Dual Jet Interaction, Magnetically Arrested Flows, and Flares in Accreting Binary Black Holes by Sean M. Ressler, Luciano Combi, Bart Ripperda, Elias R. Most

“…With the aid of three-dimensional general-relativistic magnetohydrodynamic simulations that utilize an approximate, semianalytic, superimposed spacetime metric, we identify two such signatures for merging binaries. Both involve magnetic reconnection and are analogous to plasma processes observed in the solar corona. …”
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Effective Resistivity in Relativistic Reconnection: A Prescription Based on Fully Kinetic Simulations by Abigail Moran, Lorenzo Sironi, Aviad Levis, Bart Ripperda, Elias R. Most, Sebastiaan Selvi

“…A variety of high-energy astrophysical phenomena are powered by the release—via magnetic reconnection—of the energy stored in oppositely directed fields. …”
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Solar Flares Triggered by a Filament Peeling Process Revealed by High-resolution GST Hα Observations by Mia Mancuso, Ju Jing, Haimin Wang, Wenda Cao

“…Our new finding may explain why photospheric magnetic fields and overall active region and filament structures as a whole do not have obvious changes after a flare, and why some CMEs have been traced back to the solar active regions with only nonerupting filaments, as the magnetic reconnection may only involve a very small amount of flux in the active region, requiring no significant filament eruptions. …”
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Multi-observatory Study of Young Stellar Energetic Flares (MORYSEF): No Evidence for Abnormally Strong Stellar Magnetic Fields after Powerful X-Ray Flares by Konstantin V. Getman, Oleg Kochukhov, Joe P. Ninan, Eric D. Feigelson, Vladimir S. Airapetian, Abygail R. Waggoner, L. Ilsedore Cleeves, Jan Forbrich, Sergio A. Dzib, Charles J. Law, Christian Rab, Daniel M. Krolikowski

“…These deviations likely stem from the fact that powerful flares are driven by magnetic reconnection, while baseline X-ray emission may involve less efficient mechanisms like Alfvén wave heating. …”
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First Mid-infrared Detection and Modeling of a Flare from Sgr A* by Sebastiano D. von Fellenberg, Tamojeet Roychowdhury, Joseph M. Michail, Zach Sumners, Grace Sanger-Johnson, Giovanni G. Fazio, Daryl Haggard, Joseph L. Hora, Alexander Philippov, Bart Ripperda, Howard A. Smith, S. P. Willner, Gunther Witzel, Shuo Zhang, Eric E. Becklin, Geoffrey C. Bower, Sunil Chandra, Tuan Do, Macarena Garcia Marin, Mark A. Gurwell, Nicole M. Ford, Kazuhiro Hada, Sera Markoff, Mark R. Morris, Joey Neilsen, Nadeen B. Sabha, Braden Seefeldt-Gail

“…The observations can be self-consistently explained as synchrotron radiation from a single population of gradually cooling high-energy electrons accelerated through (a combination of) magnetic reconnection and/or magnetized turbulence.…”
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