A new method to identify flux ropes in space plasmas

<p>Flux ropes are frequently observed in the space plasmas, such as solar wind, planetary magnetosphere and magnetosheath etc., and play an important role in the reconnection process and mass and flux transportation. One usually uses bipolar signature and strong core field to identify the f...

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Main Authors: S. Huang, P. Zhao, J. He, Z. Yuan, M. Zhou, H. Fu, X. Deng, Y. Pang, D. Wang, X. Yu, H. Li, R. Torbert, J. Burch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-10-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/36/1275/2018/angeo-36-1275-2018.pdf