Solar, Heliospheric, and Interplanetary Environment (SHINE): Understanding the Role of Reconnection in Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) Initiation

本研究将利用RHESSI硬X射线数据和TRACE图像研究日冕物质抛射中磁场重联的时空特征。我们的目标是了解重连在启动日冕物质抛射中的作用。 这项工作将使用日珥爆发作为CME启动的代理，并适当处理硬X射线数据作为重连位置的指标。飞行时间分析将有助于约束要分析的重联区域。这种检查CME启动的方法是全新的，因为它将利用以前从未获得的RHESSI数据和飞行时间测量。

This proposal will use RHESSI hard X-ray data and TRACE images to investigate the temporal and spatial characteristics of magnetic reconnection in CMEs. The goal is to understand the role of reconnection in the initiation of CMEs. This work will use prominence eruptions as proxies for CME initiation and suitably processed hard X-ray data as an indicator of reconnection location. Time-of-flight analysis will help constrain the reconnection region to be analyzed. This approach to examining CME initiation is totally new, since it will exploit never-before-available RHESSI data and time-of-flight measurements.