{"intvolume":"       693","abstract":[{"text":"In order to better understand magnetic reconnection and particle acceleration in solar flares, we compare the RHESSI hard X-ray (HXR) footpoint motions of three flares with a detailed study of the corresponding topology given by a Magnetic Charge Topology model. We analyze the relationship between the footpoint motions and topological spine lines and find that the examined footpoint sources move along spine lines. We present a three-dimensional topological model in which this movement can be understood. As reconnection proceeds, flux is transferred between the reconnecting domains, causing the separator to move. The movement of the separator\\'s chromospheric ends, identified with the HXR footpoints, is along those spine lines on which the separator ends.","lang":"eng"}],"author":[{"last_name":"Des Jardins","full_name":"Des Jardins, Angela","first_name":"Angela"},{"first_name":"Richard","full_name":"Canfield, Richard","last_name":"Canfield"},{"full_name":"Longcope, Dana","last_name":"Longcope","first_name":"Dana"},{"first_name":"Crystal","full_name":"Fordyce, Crystal","last_name":"Fordyce"},{"id":"3A1FFC16-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","first_name":"Scott R","orcid":"0000-0002-2299-3176","last_name":"Waitukaitis","full_name":"Waitukaitis, Scott R"}],"status":"public","_id":"110","year":"2009","publication_status":"published","page":"1628 - 1636","publisher":"IOP Publishing Ltd.","date_published":"2009-03-10T00:00:00Z","publist_id":"7944","type":"journal_article","volume":693,"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"oa_version":"None","date_created":"2018-12-11T11:44:41Z","title":"Reconnection in three dimensions: The role of spines in three eruptive flares","issue":"2","date_updated":"2021-01-12T06:48:16Z","month":"03","user_id":"3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87","doi":"10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1628","quality_controlled":"1","acknowledgement":"This work was supported by RHESSI funds from the University of California at Berkeley through a contract, SA1868-26308PG, with Montana State University. Funding for our Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) students was provided by NSF grant ATM-0243923.","day":"10","citation":{"chicago":"Des Jardins, Angela, Richard Canfield, Dana Longcope, Crystal Fordyce, and Scott R Waitukaitis. “Reconnection in Three Dimensions: The Role of Spines in Three Eruptive Flares.” <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>. IOP Publishing Ltd., 2009. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1628\">https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1628</a>.","ista":"Des Jardins A, Canfield R, Longcope D, Fordyce C, Waitukaitis SR. 2009. Reconnection in three dimensions: The role of spines in three eruptive flares. The Astrophysical Journal. 693(2), 1628–1636.","mla":"Des Jardins, Angela, et al. “Reconnection in Three Dimensions: The Role of Spines in Three Eruptive Flares.” <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>, vol. 693, no. 2, IOP Publishing Ltd., 2009, pp. 1628–36, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1628\">10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1628</a>.","short":"A. Des Jardins, R. Canfield, D. Longcope, C. Fordyce, S.R. Waitukaitis, The Astrophysical Journal 693 (2009) 1628–1636.","apa":"Des Jardins, A., Canfield, R., Longcope, D., Fordyce, C., &#38; Waitukaitis, S. R. (2009). Reconnection in three dimensions: The role of spines in three eruptive flares. <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>. IOP Publishing Ltd. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1628\">https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1628</a>","ama":"Des Jardins A, Canfield R, Longcope D, Fordyce C, Waitukaitis SR. Reconnection in three dimensions: The role of spines in three eruptive flares. <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>. 2009;693(2):1628-1636. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1628\">10.1088/0004-637X/693/2/1628</a>","ieee":"A. Des Jardins, R. Canfield, D. Longcope, C. Fordyce, and S. R. Waitukaitis, “Reconnection in three dimensions: The role of spines in three eruptive flares,” <i>The Astrophysical Journal</i>, vol. 693, no. 2. IOP Publishing Ltd., pp. 1628–1636, 2009."},"extern":"1","publication":"The Astrophysical Journal"}