The properties of the solar corona and its connection to the solar wind

SR Cranmer, AR Winebarger - Annual Review of Astronomy …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The corona is a layer of hot plasma that surrounds the Sun, traces out its complex magnetic
field, and ultimately expands into interplanetary space as the supersonic solar wind …

Magnetohydrodynamic waves in open coronal structures

D Banerjee, S Krishna Prasad, V Pant… - Space Science …, 2021 - Springer
Modern observatories have revealed the ubiquitous presence of magnetohydrodynamic
waves in the solar corona. The propagating waves (in contrast to the standing waves) are …

Turbulence in the sub-Alfvénic solar wind

GP Zank, LL Zhao, L Adhikari, D Telloni… - The Astrophysical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) entered a region of sub-Alfvénic solar wind during
encounter 8, and we present the first detailed analysis of low-frequency turbulence …

Turbulent generation of magnetic switchbacks in the Alfvénic solar wind

M Shoda, BDG Chandran… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
One of the most important early results from the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) is the ubiquitous
presence of magnetic switchbacks, whose origin is under debate. Using a three-dimensional …

Achievements of Hinode in the first eleven years

Hinode Review Team, K Al-Janabi… - Publications of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Hinode is Japan's third solar mission following Hinotori (1981–1982) and Yohkoh (1991–
2001): it was launched on 2006 September 22 and is in operation currently. Hinode carries …

Three-dimensional simulation of the fast solar wind driven by compressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence

M Shoda, TK Suzuki, M Asgari-Targhi… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Using a three-dimensional compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulation, we have
reproduced the fast solar wind in a direct and self-consistent manner, based on the …

The space weather around the exoplanet GJ 436b-II. Stellar wind–exoplanet interactions

AA Vidotto, V Bourrier, R Fares, S Bellotti… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
The M dwarf star GJ 436 hosts a warm-Neptune that is losing a substantial amount of
atmosphere, which is shaped by the interactions with the wind of the host star. The stellar …

[HTML][HTML] Transverse energy injection scales at the base of the solar corona

R Sharma, RJ Morton - Nature Astronomy, 2023 - nature.com
Alfvén wave turbulence models lie at the heart of many investigations into the winds and
extreme-ultraviolet and X-ray emission from cool, solar-like stars. The models provide …

Characterization of Turbulent Fluctuations in the Sub-Alfvénic Solar Wind

GP Zank, LL Zhao, L Adhikari, D Telloni… - The Astrophysical …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Parker Solar Probe (PSP) observed sub-Alfvénic solar wind intervals during
encounters 8–14, and low-frequency magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence in these …

Acceleration of polytropic solar wind: Parker Solar Probe observation and one-dimensional model

C Shi, M Velli, SD Bale, V Réville, M Maksimović… - Physics of …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The acceleration of the solar coronal plasma to supersonic speeds is one of the most
fundamental yet unresolved problems in heliophysics. Despite the success of Parker's …