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We present the results of charged particle orbit calculations in prescribed electric and magnetic fields motivated by magnetic reconnection models. Due to the presence of a strong guide field, the particle orbits can be calculated in the guiding centre approximation. The electromagnetic fields are chosen to resemble a reconnecting magnetic current sheet with a localised reconnection region. An initially Maxwellian distribution function in the inflow region can develop a beam-like component in the outflow region. Possible implications of these findings for acceleration scenarios in solar flares will be discussed.
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Wood, P., Neukirch, T. Electron Acceleration in Reconnecting Current Sheets. Sol Phys 226, 73–95 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-005-5686-y
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