We review basic theoretical concepts in particle acceleration, with particular emphasis on
processes likely to occur in regions of magnetic reconnection. Several new developments …

This publication provides an overview of magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere with the
focus lying on the corona. The solar magnetic field couples the solar interior with the visible …

Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations are performed to study electron acceleration in
collisionless magnetic reconnection. The process of electron acceleration is investigated by …

Magnetic reconnection plays a critical role in energy conversion during solar eruptions. This
paper presents a set of magnetohydrodynamic experiments for the magnetic reconnection …

The current sheet is a characteristic structure of magnetic energy dissipation during the
magnetic reconnection process. So far, the width and depth of the current sheet are still …

We introduce how the catastrophe model for solar eruptions predicted the formation and
development of the long current sheet (CS) and how the observations were used to …

High-resolution observations of the Sun's corona in extreme ultraviolet and soft X-rays have
revealed a new world of complexity in the sheet-like structures connecting coronal mass …

Proton and electron acceleration in a fragmenting periodic current sheet (CS) is
investigated, based on the forced magnetic reconnection scenario. The aim is to understand …

Solar eruptions occur when magnetic energy is suddenly converted into heat and kinetic
energy by magnetic reconnection in a current sheet (CS). It is often assumed that CSs are …

We present a study of energetic-electron trap** and acceleration in the Kelvin–Helmholtz-
induced magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence of post-flare loops in the solar corona …