Graph showing the reconnection rate of the magnetic fields (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

Graph showing the reconnection rate of the magnetic fields

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The graphs show that even though the expansion and transport histories of the magnetic fields and reconnection timings differed substantially, the reconnection rates were strikingly similar once a current sheet had formed.

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Taichi Morita/Kyushu University

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