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Data from the first two orbits of the Sun by Parker Solar Probe reveal that the solar wind sunward of 50 solar radii is replete with plasma waves and instabilities. One of the most prominent plasma wave power enhancements in this region…

Ultra-low-frequency (ULF) oscillations of the magnetospheric cusps are observed permanently in the near-mid sector of auroral oval in the form of so-called IPCL. In this paper, we posed the question: do electromagnetic waves incident on…

Geophysics · Physics 2018-05-08 A. V. Guglielmi , O. V. Kozyreva

The Cassini Division in Saturn's rings contains a series of eight named gaps, three of which contain dense ringlets. Observations of stellar occultations by the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer onboard the Cassini spacecraft have…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-07 M. M. Hedman , P. D. Nicholson , K. H. Baines , B. J. Buratti , C. Sotin , R. N. Clark , R. H. Brown , R. G. French , E. A. Marouf

Experimental investigations of the fine plasma structure of interplanetary shocks are extremely difficult to conduct due to their small thickness and high speed relative to the spacecraft. We study the variations in the parameters of…

Small-scale waves were observed along the boundary between Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt and North Tropical Zone, ~16.5{\deg} N planetographic latitude in Hubble Space Telescope data in 2012 and throughout 2015 to 2018, observable at all…

Fast and slow solar wind have distinct properties linked to their solar sources.Alfv\'enic slow wind complicates the usual speed-based classification, especially at intermediate speeds. Solar Orbiter's Solar Wind Analyzer (SWA) offers…

Thermalization and heating of plasma flows at shocks result in unstable charged-particle distributions which generate a wide range of electromagnetic waves. These waves, in turn, can further accelerate and scatter energetic particles. Thus,…

We analyse the potential vorticity of Saturn's polar regions, as it is a fundamental dynamical tracer that enables us to improve our understanding of the dynamics of these regions and their seasonal variability. In particular, we present…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2019-02-05 Arrate Antuñano , Teresa Del Río-Gaztelurrutia , Agustín Sánchez-Lavega , Peter L. Read , Leigh N. Fletcher

We report on the temporal variability of the occurrence of waves at the local proton cyclotron frequency upstream from the Martian bow shock from Mars Global Surveyor observations during the first aerobraking and science phasing orbit…

Alfv\'en waves, considered one of the primary candidates for heating and accelerating the fast solar wind, are ubiquitous in spacecraft observations, yet their origin remains elusive. In this study, we analyze data from the first 19…

In this paper, we introduce a simplified model to understand the location of Saturn's F ring. The model is a planar restricted five-body problem defined by the gravitational field of Saturn, including its second zonal harmonic $J_2$, the…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-27 Luis Benet , Àngel Jorba

Switchbacks (SBs) are localized magnetic field deflections in the solar wind, marked by abrupt changes in the magnetic field direction relative to the ambient solar wind. Observations onboard Parker Solar Probe (PSP) at heliocentric…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-03 Kyung-Eun Choi , Oleksiy V. Agapitov , Nina Bizien , Thierry Dudok De Wit , Lucas Colomban

The detection of blue-shifted absorption lines likely associated with ionized Iron K-shell transitions in the X-ray spectra of many Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) suggests the presence of a highly ionized gas outflowing with mildly…

We present results from global, three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations of the solar wind/magnetosphere interaction. These MHD simulations are used to study ultra low frequency (ULF) pulsations in the Earth's magnetosphere…

Space Physics · Physics 2010-10-20 S. G. Claudepierre , S. R. Elkington , M. Wiltberger

At the sub-stellar boundary, signatures of magnetic fields begin to manifest at radio wavelengths, analogous to the auroral emission of the magnetised solar system planets. This emission provides a singular avenue for measuring magnetic…

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The $1/f$ noise is a ubiquitous phenomenon in natural systems. Since the advent of space exploration, the $1/f$ range has been consistently observed in \textit{in situ} solar wind measurements throughout the heliosphere, sparking decades of…

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We present ground-based limb polarization measurements of Jupiter and Saturn consisting of full disk imaging polarimetry for the wavelength 7300 A and spatially resolved (long slit) spectropolarimetry covering the wavelength range 5200 to…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 H. M. Schmid , F. Joos , E. Buenzli , D. Gisler

The obliquity of a planet is the tilt between its equator and its orbital plane. Giant planets are expected to form with near-zero obliquities. After its formation, some dynamical mechanism must therefore have tilted Saturn up to its…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-11 Melaine Saillenfest , Giacomo Lari , Gwenaël Boué

We show for the first time that different types of suprathermal ion distributions may exist upstream of a single interplanetary shock. ACE and the two ARTEMIS satellites observed a shock on 8 October 2013. The ARTEMIS P1 and P2 spacecraft…

Space Physics · Physics 2017-11-07 Primoz Kajdic , Heli Hietala , Xochitl Blanco Cano

The 'Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with the Sun' (ARTEMIS) mission provides a unique opportunity to study the structure of interplanetary shocks and the associated generation of plasma…

Space Physics · Physics 2021-06-23 L. Davis , C. A. Cattell , L. B. Wilson , Z. A. Cohen , A. W. Breneman , E. L. M. Hanson