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Coronal Heating
Contrary to the normal laws of physics, the Sun's corona, its outer atmosphere, is some 200 times hotter than its 'surface'. I have used analytical and numerical techniques to focus on particular coronal phenomena, such as X-ray bright points and blinkers, to determine their heating mechanisms. By building models and comparing with observed events, I have been successful in showing that X-ray bright points must be heated by magnetic reconnection. I have made significant steps towards finding out which process powers blinkers.
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