MAFIAT: Magnetic Field Analysis Tools

Twist is an intrinsic property of magnetic flux ropes that aids in understanding their evolution and eruption. It can be difficult to compute, resulting in the common use of approximations that do not consider the geometry of the flux ropes. However, while these approximations are often relatively simple to compute, their results require careful evaluation to ensure they are correctly understood. Consequently, the magnetic field analysis tools (MAFIAT) Python package has been developed to compute the geometrically-based twist of coronal flux ropes. Here we describe MAFIAT’s initial features, its Jupyter notebook-based operation, its scientific relevance, and our plans for its future development.