Parker solar probe: Four years of discoveries at solar cycle minimum
Abstract Launched on 12 Aug. 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe had completed 13 of its
scheduled 24 orbits around the Sun by Nov. 2022. The mission's primary science goal is to …
scheduled 24 orbits around the Sun by Nov. 2022. The mission's primary science goal is to …
The solar probe plus mission: humanity's first visit to our star
Abstract Solar Probe Plus (SPP) will be the first spacecraft to fly into the low solar corona.
SPP's main science goal is to determine the structure and dynamics of the Sun's coronal …
SPP's main science goal is to determine the structure and dynamics of the Sun's coronal …
Parker Solar Probe Enters the Magnetically Dominated Solar Corona
The high temperatures and strong magnetic fields of the solar corona form streams of solar
wind that expand through the Solar System into interstellar space. At 09: 33 UT on 28 April …
wind that expand through the Solar System into interstellar space. At 09: 33 UT on 28 April …
Solar wind electrons alphas and protons (SWEAP) investigation: Design of the solar wind and coronal plasma instrument suite for solar probe plus
JC Kasper, R Abiad, G Austin, M Balat-Pichelin… - Space Science …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract The Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons (SWEAP) Investigation on Solar
Probe Plus is a four sensor instrument suite that provides complete measurements of the …
Probe Plus is a four sensor instrument suite that provides complete measurements of the …
Shear-driven transition to isotropically turbulent solar wind outside the Alfvén critical zone
Shear-driven Transition to Isotropically Turbulent Solar Wind Outside the Alfvén Critical Zone -
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Alfvénic waves with sufficient energy to power the quiet solar corona and fast solar wind
Energy is required to heat the outer solar atmosphere to millions of degrees (refs,) and to
accelerate the solar wind to hundreds of kilometres per second (refs). Alfvén waves …
accelerate the solar wind to hundreds of kilometres per second (refs). Alfvén waves …
Alfvén wave solar model (AWSoM): coronal heating
We present a new version of the Alfvén wave solar model, a global model from the upper
chromosphere to the corona and the heliosphere. The coronal heating and solar wind …
chromosphere to the corona and the heliosphere. The coronal heating and solar wind …
Chromospheric Alfvénic waves strong enough to power the solar wind
Alfvén waves have been invoked as a possible mechanism for the heating of the Sun's outer
atmosphere, or corona, to millions of degrees and for the acceleration of the solar wind to …
atmosphere, or corona, to millions of degrees and for the acceleration of the solar wind to …
Heating of the solar chromosphere and corona by Alfvén wave turbulence
AA Van Ballegooijen, M Asgari-Targhi… - The Astrophysical …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT A three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model for the propagation
and dissipation of Alfvén waves in a coronal loop is developed. The model includes the …
and dissipation of Alfvén waves in a coronal loop is developed. The model includes the …
Self-consistent coronal heating and solar wind acceleration from anisotropic magnetohydrodynamic turbulence
SR Cranmer, AA Van Ballegooijen… - The Astrophysical …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a series of models for the plasma properties along open magnetic flux tubes
rooted in solar coronal holes, streamers, and active regions. These models represent the …
rooted in solar coronal holes, streamers, and active regions. These models represent the …