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Low frequency turbulence in Saturn's magnetosheath is investigated using in-situ measurements of the Cassini spacecraft. Focus is put on the magnetic energy spectra computed in the frequency range $\sim[10^{-4}, 1]$Hz. A set of 42 time…

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We present a study of the magneto-ionic medium in the Whirlpool galaxy (M51) using new wide-band multi-configuration polarization data at L band (1-2 GHz) obtained at the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. By fitting the observed diffuse…

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A well-known property of solar wind plasma turbulence is the observed anisotropy of the autocorrelations, or equivalently the spectra, of velocity and magnetic field fluctuations. Here we explore the related but apparently not well-studied…

We present a model-independent way to characterise properties of the magnetic-field turbulence in the emitting regions of Gamma-Ray Burst afterglows. Our only assumption is that afterglows' synchrotron radiation is efficient. It turns out…

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In solar wind turbulence, the energy transfer/dissipation rate is typically estimated using MHD third-order structure functions calculated using spacecraft observations. However, the inherent anisotropy of solar wind turbulence leads to…

We present an analytic derivation of the temporal dependence of the perpendicular transport coefficient of charged particles in magnetostatic turbulence, for times smaller than the time needed to charged particles to travel the turbulence…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-05-27 F. Fraschetti , J. R. Jokipii

Solar wind turbulence is often perceived as weakly compressible and the density fluctuations remain poorly understood both theoretically and observationally. Compressible magnetohydrodynamic simulations provide useful insights into the…

Space Physics · Physics 2023-04-12 Senbei Du , Hui Li , Zhaoming Gan , Xiangrong Fu

We present a new analysis of the anisotropic spectral energy distribution in incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence permeated by a strong mean magnetic field. The turbulent flow is generated by high-resolution pseudo-spectral…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2015-05-19 Roland Grappin , Wolf-Christian Müller

Accretion disks are likely threaded by external vertical magnetic flux, which enhances the level of turbulence via the magnetorotational instability (MRI). Using shearing-box simulations, we find that such external magnetic flux also…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-06-22 Xue-Ning Bai , James M. Stone

We discuss the regular magnetic field in the galaxy M51 on the basis of a new interpretation of polarization angles observed at the wavelengths 2.8, 6.2, 18.0 and 20.5 cm. We found a magneto-ionic halo in M51 with a radial extent of about…

We observe the anisotropy of the power spectral tensor of magnetic field fluctuations in the fast solar wind for the first time. In heliocentric RTN coordinates the power in each element of the tensor has a unique dependence on the angle…

Space Physics · Physics 2015-05-30 Robert T. Wicks , Miriam A. Forman , Timothy S. Horbury , Sean Oughton

Magnetic turbulence is classified as weak or strong based on the relative amplitude of the magnetic field fluctuations compared to the mean field. These two classifications have different energy transport properties. This study analyzes…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-11-13 Evangelia Ntormousi , Loukas Vlahos , Anna Konstantinou , Heinz Isliker

Using direct numerical simulations of three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) turbulence the spatio-temporal behavior of magnetic field fluctuations is analyzed. Cases with relatively small, medium and large values of a mean background…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-12-21 R. Lugones , P. Dmitruk , P. D. Mininni , M. Wan , W. H. Matthaeus

We perform numerical simulations of solid particle motion in a shearing box model of a protoplanetary disc. The accretion flow is turbulent due to the action of the magnetorotational instability. Aerodynamic drag on the particles is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Augusto Carballido , James M. Stone , Neal J. Turner

We present a set of three-dimensional (3D) direct numerical simulations of incompressible decaying magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in which we investigate the influence of an external uniform magnetic field B_0. A parametric study in terms…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-13 Barbara Bigot , Sebastien Galtier , Helene Politano

Polarization data from high mass star formation regions (W51 e2/e8, Orion BN/KL) are used to derive statistical properties of the plane of sky projected magnetic field. Structure function and auto-correlation function are calculated for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Patrick M. Koch , Ya-Wen Tang , Paul T. P. Ho

The configuration of the regular magnetic field in M31 is deduced from radio polarization observations at the wavelengths 6, 11 and 20 cm. By fitting the observed azimuthal distribution of polarization angles, we find that the regular…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 A. Fletcher , E. M. Berkhuijsen , R. Beck , A. Shukurov

The intensities of total, linearly polarized, and unpolarized synchrotron emission are measures for the strengths of total, ordered, and isotropic turbulent fields in the sky plane. Faraday rotation measures (RMs) provide a model of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-08-27 Rainer Beck , Elly M. Berkhuijsen

In this paper, we study the development of anisotropy in strong MHD turbulence in the presence of a large scale magnetic field B 0 by analyzing the results of direct numerical simulations. Our results show that the developed anisotropy…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2017-06-14 Sita Sundar , Mahendra K. Verma , Alexandros Alexakis , Anando G. Chatterjee

Compressible turbulence, especially the magnetized version of it, traditionally has a bad reputation with researchers. However, recent progress in theoretical understanding of incompressible MHD as well as that in computational capabilities…

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