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  • Plasma astrophysics
  • Space weather

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  • Magnetic reconnection is crucial for energy release in the solar atmosphere.
  • Topological features like null points are traditionally considered key sites for reconnection and particle acceleration.
  • Non-topological reconnection, occurring without these features, is less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and characterize particle acceleration in a novel model of magnetic reconnection.
  • To simulate reconnection in the solar corona that forms an erupting flux rope without common topological features.
  • To analyze the behavior of electrons and protons in this non-topological scenario.

Main Methods:

  • Employed a numerical scheme to evolve gyro-averaged orbit equations for single electrons and protons.
  • Simulated particle gyromotion within a fully analytical global magnetic field model.
  • Investigated particle acceleration driven by magnetic and electric fields in the absence of topological features.

Main Results:

  • Observed significant acceleration of protons and electrons up to 2 MeV.
  • Detailed the time-dependent morphology of particle acceleration and impact sites for both species.
  • Found that initial conditions and field properties influence acceleration, even in non-topological reconnection.

Conclusions:

  • Magnetic reconnection can accelerate particles to high energies in the solar atmosphere without relying on traditional topological structures.
  • The findings offer new insights into particle acceleration mechanisms relevant to solar flares and eruptive events.
  • This study challenges conventional views and expands the understanding of reconnection dynamics in astrophysical plasmas.