First-authored, refereed papers of David I. Pontin

A list of first-authored, refereed publications of David I. Pontin, derived from the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS). The number in brackets after each title indicates the number of citations that the paper has received.

Orcid ID: 0000-0002-1089-9270

List of publications ordered by citations
Number of papers: 25
No. of citations: 1230

2024

1. Coronal Heating and Solar Wind Generation by Flux Cancellation Reconnection [15]
   Pontin, D. I., Priest, E. R., Chitta, L. P. & Titov, V. S., ApJ, 960, 51

2022

1. Magnetic reconnection: MHD theory and modelling [121]
   Pontin, David I. & Priest, Eric R., Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 19, 1

2020

1. Non-thermal line broadening due to braiding-induced turbulence in solar coronal loops [14]
   Pontin, D. I., Peter, H. & Chitta, L. P., A&A, 639, A21
2. The Parker problem: existence of smooth force-free fields and coronal heating [28]
   Pontin, David I. & Hornig, Gunnar, Living Reviews in Solar Physics, 17, 5

2017

1. Observable Signatures of Energy Release in Braided Coronal Loops [46]
   Pontin, D. I., Janvier, M., Tiwari, S. K., Galsgaard, K., Winebarger, A. R. & Cirtain, J. W., ApJ, 837, 108

2016

1. Braided magnetic fields: equilibria, relaxation and heating [24]
   Pontin, D. I., Candelaresi, S., Russell, A. J. B. & Hornig, G., Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 58, 054008
2. Why Are Flare Ribbons Associated with the Spines of Magnetic Null Points Generically Elongated? [37]
   Pontin, David, Galsgaard, Klaus & Démoulin, Pascal, Solar Physics, 291, 1739

2015

1. The Structure of Current Layers and Degree of Field-line Braiding in Coronal Loops [27]
   Pontin, D. I. & Hornig, G., ApJ, 805, 47
2. The Effect of Reconnection on the Structure of the Sun's Open-Closed Flux Boundary [30]
   Pontin, D. I. & Wyper, P. F., ApJ, 805, 39

2013

1. On the Nature of Reconnection at a Solar Coronal Null Point above a Separatrix Dome [92]
   Pontin, D. I., Priest, E. R. & Galsgaard, K., ApJ, 774, 154

2012

1. Theory of magnetic reconnection in solar and astrophysical plasmas [41]
   Pontin, D. I., Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A, 370, 3169
2. On the Formation of Current Sheets in Response to the Compression or Expansion of a Potential Magnetic Field [12]
   Pontin, D. I. & Huang, Y.-M., ApJ, 756, 7

2011

1. Three-dimensional magnetic reconnection regimes: A review [141]
   Pontin, D. I., Advances in Space Research, 47, 1508
2. Generalised models for torsional spine and fan magnetic reconnection [44]
   Pontin, D. I., Al-Hachami, A. K. & Galsgaard, K., A&A, 533, A78
3. Dynamics of braided coronal loops. II. Cascade to multiple small-scale reconnection events [79]
   Pontin, D. I., Wilmot-Smith, A. L., Hornig, G. & Galsgaard, K., A&A, 525, A57

2009

1. Lagrangian Relaxation Schemes for Calculating Force-free Magnetic Fields, and Their Limitations [22]
   Pontin, D. I., Hornig, G., Wilmot-Smith, A. L. & Craig, I. J. D., ApJ, 700, 1449

2007

1. Current sheets at three-dimensional magnetic nulls: Effect of compressibility [27]
   Pontin, D. I., Bhattacharjee, A. & Galsgaard, K., Physics of Plasmas, 14, 052109
2. Current sheet formation and nonideal behavior at three-dimensional magnetic null points [90]
   Pontin, D. I., Bhattacharjee, A. & Galsgaard, K., Physics of Plasmas, 14, 052106
3. Current amplification and magnetic reconnection at a three-dimensional null point: Physical characteristics [81]
   Pontin, D. I. & Galsgaard, K., Journal of Geophysical Research (Space Physics), 112, A03103

2006

1. Dynamic Three-dimensional Reconnection in a Separator Geometry with Two Null Points [23]
   Pontin, D. I. & Craig, I. J. D., ApJ, 642, 568

2005

1. Current singularities at finitely compressible three-dimensional magnetic null points [45]
   Pontin, D. I. & Craig, I. J. D., Physics of Plasmas, 12, 072112
2. A fully magnetohydrodynamic simulation of three-dimensional non-null reconnection [38]
   Pontin, D. I., Galsgaard, K., Hornig, G. & Priest, E. R., Physics of Plasmas, 12, 052307
3. Kinematic reconnection at a magnetic null point: fan-aligned current [85]
   Pontin, D. I., Hornig, G. & Priest, E. R., Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 99, 77

2004

1. Kinematic reconnection at a magnetic null point: spine-aligned current [63]
   Pontin, D. I., Hornig, G. & Priest, E. R., Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 98, 407

2003

1. A Framework for Understanding the Topology of Complex Coronal Structures [5]
   Pontin, D. I., Priest, E. R. & Longcope, D. W., Solar Physics, 212, 319