Solar wind turbulence and the role of ion instabilities
Solar wind is probably the best laboratory to study turbulence in astrophysical plasmas. In
addition to the presence of magnetic field, the differences with neutral fluid isotropic …
addition to the presence of magnetic field, the differences with neutral fluid isotropic …
Partial variance of increments method in solar wind observations and plasma simulations
The method called “PVI”(Partial Variance of Increments) has been increasingly used in
analysis of spacecraft and numerical simulation data since its inception in 2008. The …
analysis of spacecraft and numerical simulation data since its inception in 2008. The …
Statistical analysis of current sheets in three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
We develop a framework for studying the statistical properties of current sheets in numerical
simulations of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence with a strong guide field, as …
simulations of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence with a strong guide field, as …
Compressive coherent structures at ion scales in the slow solar wind
D Perrone, O Alexandrova, A Mangeney… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a study of magnetic field fluctuations in a slow solar wind stream, close to ion
scales, where an increase of the level of magnetic compressibility is observed. Here, the …
scales, where an increase of the level of magnetic compressibility is observed. Here, the …
Residual energy spectrum of solar wind turbulence
It has long been known that the energy in velocity and magnetic field fluctuations in the solar
wind is not in equipartition. In this paper, we present an analysis of 5 yr of Wind data at 1 AU …
wind is not in equipartition. In this paper, we present an analysis of 5 yr of Wind data at 1 AU …
Intermittent heating in solar wind and kinetic simulations
Low-density astrophysical plasmas may be described by magnetohydrodynamics at large
scales, but require kinetic description at ion scales in order to include dissipative processes …
scales, but require kinetic description at ion scales in order to include dissipative processes …
Turbulent reconnection and its implications
Magnetic reconnection is a process of magnetic field topology change, which is one of the
most fundamental processes happening in magnetized plasmas. In most astrophysical …
most fundamental processes happening in magnetized plasmas. In most astrophysical …
What magnetospheric and ionospheric researchers should know about the solar wind
JE Borovsky - Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple properties of the solar wind that affect the earth are summarized in this overview. 13
specific solar-wind parameters that influence geomagnetic activity, the plasma sheet, the …
specific solar-wind parameters that influence geomagnetic activity, the plasma sheet, the …
A dynamical model of plasma turbulence in the solar wind
GG Howes - … Transactions of the Royal Society A …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
A dynamical approach, rather than the usual statistical approach, is taken to explore the
physical mechanisms underlying the nonlinear transfer of energy, the damping of the …
physical mechanisms underlying the nonlinear transfer of energy, the damping of the …
Clustering of intermittent magnetic and flow structures near parker solar probe's first perihelion—a partial-variance-of-increments analysis
R Chhiber, ML Goldstein, BA Maruca… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract During the Parker Solar Probe's (PSP) first perihelion pass, the spacecraft reached
within a heliocentric distance of∼ 37 R⊙ and observed numerous magnetic and flow …
within a heliocentric distance of∼ 37 R⊙ and observed numerous magnetic and flow …