Reconnection Rate
Canceled Magnetic Flux, F = A B' = t L v
rec
B' = 3 x 10
19
.
Est. Rec. Rate, v
rec
= F / (B' L t) = |B'= 650 G, L = 3x10
8
cm, t=60 min | = 0.5 km s
-1
.
Mod. Rec. Rate, v
rec
= R / (B' L) = 0.5 km s
-1
.
©BBSO/NJIT Seminar on OCT 99, 2000