Conclusions

Reconnection is an ongoing process throughout the entire

duration of a solar flare.

The dominant consequences of that reconnection

transition smoothly(?) from energetic particle production to shock and conduction front formation. cf. Wülser et al (1994)

Relative strength of thermal/non-thermal
heating with time

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